# Distance from Granada (GRX) to Quito (UIO)

> 8,657 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,657 km / 5,379 mi / 4,674 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 260° (west)
- **Return heading**: 52° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Spain) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 12:02 in Granada, it's 05:02 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,340 ft (UIO is higher than GRX)

## Airports

### [Federico Garcia Lorca Airport (GRX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/grx-granada-federico-garcia-lorca-airport/1ef266df-4508-6fb0-8f6b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Granada, Spain
- ICAO: LEGR
- Timezone: Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates: 37.190000, -3.780000
- Elevation: 1,860 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 12:02 in Granada, it's 05:02 in Quito.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Federico Garcia Lorca Airport (GRX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/grx-granada-federico-garcia-lorca-airport/1ef266df-4508-6fb0-8f6b-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)