# Distance from Guemar (ELU) to Quito (UIO)

> 9,565 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,565 km / 5,943 mi / 5,165 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 267° (west)
- **Return heading**: 56° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 14:40 in Guemar, it's 08:40 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,997 ft (UIO is higher than ELU)

## Airports

### [Guemar Airport (ELU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/elu-guemar-guemar-airport/1ef266de-b5e9-6dd4-8658-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Guemar, Algeria
- ICAO: DAUO
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 33.510000, 6.780000
- Elevation: 203 ft

### [Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre (UIO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uio-quito-nuevo-aeropuerto-internacional-mariscal-sucre/1ef266df-a57c-65f4-aaa1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Quito, Ecuador
- ICAO: SEQM
- Timezone: America/Guayaquil
- Coordinates: -0.130000, -78.360000
- Elevation: 9,200 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 14:40 in Guemar, it's 08:40 in Quito.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Guemar Airport (ELU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/elu-guemar-guemar-airport/1ef266de-b5e9-6dd4-8658-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre (UIO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uio-quito-nuevo-aeropuerto-internacional-mariscal-sucre/1ef266df-a57c-65f4-aaa1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)