# Distance from Grimsey (GRY) to Quito (UIO)

> 8,758 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,758 km / 5,442 mi / 4,729 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 242° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 21° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Iceland) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 09:08 in Grimsey, it's 04:08 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,134 ft (UIO is higher than GRY)

## Airports

### [Grimsey Airport (GRY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gry-grimsey-grimsey-airport/1ef266de-9dac-61d6-8fe6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Grimsey, Iceland
- ICAO: BIGR
- Timezone: Atlantic/Reykjavik
- Coordinates: 66.550000, -18.020000
- Elevation: 66 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 09:08 in Grimsey, it's 04:08 in Quito.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Grimsey Airport (GRY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gry-grimsey-grimsey-airport/1ef266de-9dac-61d6-8fe6-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)