# Distance from Kulusuk (KUS) to Quito (UIO)

> 8,007 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,007 km / 4,975 mi / 4,323 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 224° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 17° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Greenland) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 04:20 in Kulusuk, it's 00:20 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,083 ft (UIO is higher than KUS)

## Airports

### [Kulusuk Airport (KUS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kus-kulusuk-kulusuk-airport/1ef266de-9d1e-6fa2-9b83-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kulusuk, Greenland
- ICAO: BGKK
- Timezone: America/Nuuk
- Coordinates: 65.570000, -37.120000
- Elevation: 117 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 04:20 in Kulusuk, it's 00:20 in Quito.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kulusuk Airport (KUS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kus-kulusuk-kulusuk-airport/1ef266de-9d1e-6fa2-9b83-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)