# Distance from Gibraltar (GIB) to Quito (UIO)

> 8,499 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,499 km / 5,281 mi / 4,589 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 260° (west)
- **Return heading**: 53° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (GI) → Ecuador
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 02:46 in Gibraltar, it's 19:46 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,185 ft (UIO is higher than GIB)

## Airports

### [Gibraltar Airport (GIB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gib-gibraltar-gibraltar-airport/1ef266df-598f-6f2e-b197-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gibraltar, GI
- ICAO: LXGB
- Timezone: Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates: 36.150000, -5.350000
- Elevation: 15 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 02:46 in Gibraltar, it's 19:46 in Quito.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gibraltar Airport (GIB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gib-gibraltar-gibraltar-airport/1ef266df-598f-6f2e-b197-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)