# Distance from Santa Cruz das Flores (FLW) to Quito (UIO)

> 6,502 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,502 km / 4,040 mi / 3,511 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 239° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Portugal) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 06:36 in Santa Cruz das Flores, it's 01:36 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,088 ft (UIO is higher than FLW)

## Airports

### [Flores Airport (FLW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/flw-santa-cruz-das-flores-flores-airport/1ef266df-5580-687a-a4f4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal
- ICAO: LPFL
- Timezone: Atlantic/Azores
- Coordinates: 39.460000, -31.130000
- Elevation: 112 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 06:36 in Santa Cruz das Flores, it's 01:36 in Quito.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Flores Airport (FLW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/flw-santa-cruz-das-flores-flores-airport/1ef266df-5580-687a-a4f4-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)