# Distance from Shark El Oweinat International Airport (GSQ) to Quito (UIO)

> 11,763 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,763 km / 7,309 mi / 6,351 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 277° (west)
- **Return heading**: 67° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 03:30 in Shark El Oweinat International Airport, it's 19:30 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,341 ft (UIO is higher than GSQ)

## Airports

### [Shark El Oweinat International Airport (GSQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gsq-shark-el-oweinat-international-airport/1ef266de-eb5c-6eda-87a1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shark El Oweinat International Airport, Egypt
- ICAO: HEOW
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- Coordinates: 22.590000, 28.720000
- Elevation: 859 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 03:30 in Shark El Oweinat International Airport, it's 19:30 in Quito.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Shark El Oweinat International Airport (GSQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gsq-shark-el-oweinat-international-airport/1ef266de-eb5c-6eda-87a1-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)