# Distance from Mexicali (MXL) to Quito (UIO)

> 5,309 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,309 km / 3,299 mi / 2,867 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 126° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 317° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 20:44 in Mexicali, it's 22:44 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,126 ft (UIO is higher than MXL)

## Airports

### [General Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada International Airport (MXL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mxl-mexicali-general-rodolfo-sanchez-taboada-international-airport/1ef266df-61c4-6816-ad52-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mexicali, Mexico
- ICAO: MMML
- Timezone: America/Tijuana
- Coordinates: 32.630000, -115.240000
- Elevation: 74 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 20:44 in Mexicali, it's 22:44 in Quito.

## Related

- [General Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada International Airport (MXL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mxl-mexicali-general-rodolfo-sanchez-taboada-international-airport/1ef266df-61c4-6816-ad52-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre (UIO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uio-quito-nuevo-aeropuerto-internacional-mariscal-sucre/1ef266df-a57c-65f4-aaa1-06bb2780ed98)
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