# Distance from Xalapa (JAL) to Quito (UIO)

> 2,966 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,966 km / 1,843 mi / 1,601 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 135° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 318° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 07:40 in Xalapa, it's 08:40 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,073 ft (UIO is higher than JAL)

## Airports

### [El Lencero Airport (JAL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jal-xalapa-el-lencero-airport/1ef266df-619c-6514-8dba-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Xalapa, Mexico
- ICAO: MMJA
- Timezone: America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates: 19.480000, -96.800000
- Elevation: 3,127 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 07:40 in Xalapa, it's 08:40 in Quito.

## Related

- [El Lencero Airport (JAL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jal-xalapa-el-lencero-airport/1ef266df-619c-6514-8dba-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)