# Distance from La Ceiba (LCE) to Quito (UIO)

> 1,996 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,996 km / 1,240 mi / 1,078 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 151° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 333° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Honduras) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 22:04 in La Ceiba, it's 23:04 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,151 ft (UIO is higher than LCE)

## Airports

### [Goloson International Airport (LCE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lce-la-ceiba-goloson-international-airport/1ef266df-5e09-6762-b487-06bb2780ed98)

- City: La Ceiba, Honduras
- ICAO: MHLC
- Timezone: America/Tegucigalpa
- Coordinates: 15.740000, -86.850000
- Elevation: 49 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 22:04 in La Ceiba, it's 23:04 in Quito.

## Related

- [Goloson International Airport (LCE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lce-la-ceiba-goloson-international-airport/1ef266df-5e09-6762-b487-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)