# Distance from High Wycombe (HYC) to Quito (UIO)

> 9,163 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,163 km / 5,694 mi / 4,948 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 260° (west)
- **Return heading**: 38° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United Kingdom) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 00:51 in High Wycombe, it's 18:51 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,685 ft (UIO is higher than HYC)

## Airports

### [Wycombe Air Park (HYC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hyc-high-wycombe-wycombe-air-park/1ef266de-c5d4-6b90-b71b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: High Wycombe, United Kingdom
- ICAO: EGTB
- Timezone: Europe/London
- Coordinates: 51.610000, -0.810000
- Elevation: 515 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 00:51 in High Wycombe, it's 18:51 in Quito.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Wycombe Air Park (HYC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hyc-high-wycombe-wycombe-air-park/1ef266de-c5d4-6b90-b71b-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)