# Distance from Metz/Frescaty (MZM) to Quito (UIO)

> 9,617 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,617 km / 5,976 mi / 5,193 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 266° (west)
- **Return heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 08:21 in Metz/Frescaty, it's 01:21 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,571 ft (UIO is higher than MZM)

## Airports

### [Metz-Frescaty (BA 128) Air Base (MZM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mzm-metzfrescaty-metz-frescaty-ba-128-air-base/1ef266df-4ceb-61e2-9835-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Metz/Frescaty, France
- ICAO: LFSF
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 49.070000, 6.130000
- Elevation: 629 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 08:21 in Metz/Frescaty, it's 01:21 in Quito.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Metz-Frescaty (BA 128) Air Base (MZM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mzm-metzfrescaty-metz-frescaty-ba-128-air-base/1ef266df-4ceb-61e2-9835-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)