# Distance from La Rioja (IRJ) to Quito (UIO)

> 3,476 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,476 km / 2,160 mi / 1,877 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 337° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 160° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Argentina) → Ecuador
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 04:45 in La Rioja, it's 02:45 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,763 ft (UIO is higher than IRJ)

## Airports

### [Capitan V A Almonacid Airport (IRJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/irj-la-rioja-capitan-v-a-almonacid-airport/1ef266df-91f9-6e96-a490-06bb2780ed98)

- City: La Rioja, Argentina
- ICAO: SANL
- Timezone: America/Argentina/La_Rioja
- Coordinates: -29.380000, -66.800000
- Elevation: 1,437 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 04:45 in La Rioja, it's 02:45 in Quito.

## Related

- [Capitan V A Almonacid Airport (IRJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/irj-la-rioja-capitan-v-a-almonacid-airport/1ef266df-91f9-6e96-a490-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)