# Distance from Hickory (HKY) to Quito (UIO)

> 4,001 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,001 km / 2,486 mi / 2,160 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 175° (south)
- **Return heading**: 356° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 01:58 in Hickory, it's 00:58 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,010 ft (UIO is higher than HKY)

## Airports

### [Hickory Regional Airport (HKY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hky-hickory-hickory-regional-airport/1ef266df-20c7-62a0-a831-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hickory, United States
- ICAO: KHKY
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 35.740000, -81.390000
- Elevation: 1,190 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 01:58 in Hickory, it's 00:58 in Quito.

## Related

- [Hickory Regional Airport (HKY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hky-hickory-hickory-regional-airport/1ef266df-20c7-62a0-a831-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)