# Distance from Lannion (LAI) to Quito (UIO)

> 8,918 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,918 km / 5,541 mi / 4,815 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 258° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 40° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 19:04 in Lannion, it's 12:04 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,910 ft (UIO is higher than LAI)

## Airports

### [Lannion-Cote de Granit Airport (LAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lai-lannion-lannion-cote-de-granit-airport/1ef266df-4cb5-64ac-89fd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lannion, France
- ICAO: LFRO
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 48.750000, -3.470000
- Elevation: 290 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 19:04 in Lannion, it's 12:04 in Quito.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lannion-Cote de Granit Airport (LAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lai-lannion-lannion-cote-de-granit-airport/1ef266df-4cb5-64ac-89fd-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)