# Distance from Higuerote Airport (HGE) to Quito (UIO)

> 1,797 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,797 km / 1,116 mi / 970 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 230° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 49° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Venezuela) → Ecuador
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 22:09 in Higuerote Airport, it's 21:09 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,190 ft (UIO is higher than HGE)

## Airports

### [Higuerote Airport (HGE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hge-higuerote-airport/1ef266df-d0ff-6910-99b1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Higuerote Airport, Venezuela
- ICAO: SVHG
- Timezone: America/Caracas
- Coordinates: 10.460000, -66.090000
- Elevation: 10 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 medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 22:09 in Higuerote Airport, it's 21:09 in Quito.

## Related

- [Higuerote Airport (HGE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hge-higuerote-airport/1ef266df-d0ff-6910-99b1-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)