# Distance from Grand Rapids (GPZ) to Quito (UIO)

> 5,466 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,466 km / 3,396 mi / 2,951 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 160° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 346° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 22:44 in Grand Rapids, it's 22:44 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,844 ft (UIO is higher than GPZ)

## Airports

### [Grand Rapids/Itasca County-Gordon Newstrom Field (GPZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gpz-grand-rapids-grand-rapidsitasca-county-gordon-newstrom-field/1ef266df-1ed2-6d46-9dc3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Grand Rapids, United States
- ICAO: KGPZ
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 47.210000, -93.510000
- Elevation: 1,356 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.

## Related

- [Grand Rapids/Itasca County-Gordon Newstrom Field (GPZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gpz-grand-rapids-grand-rapidsitasca-county-gordon-newstrom-field/1ef266df-1ed2-6d46-9dc3-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)