# Distance from Kabala (KBA) to Quito (UIO)

> 7,473 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,473 km / 4,644 mi / 4,035 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 266° (west)
- **Return heading**: 79° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sierra Leone) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 08:20 in Kabala, it's 03:20 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,188 ft (UIO is higher than KBA)

## Airports

### [Kabala Airport (KBA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kba-kabala-kabala-airport/1ef266de-e7ec-6b60-acfd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kabala, Sierra Leone
- ICAO: GFKB
- Timezone: Africa/Freetown
- Coordinates: 9.640000, -11.520000
- Elevation: 1,012 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 08:20 in Kabala, it's 03:20 in Quito.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kabala Airport (KBA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kba-kabala-kabala-airport/1ef266de-e7ec-6b60-acfd-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)