# Distance from Nantes (NTE) to Quito (UIO)

> 9,021 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,021 km / 5,605 mi / 4,871 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 260° (west)
- **Return heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 15:06 in Nantes, it's 08:06 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,110 ft (UIO is higher than NTE)

## Airports

### [Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nte-nantes-nantes-atlantique-airport/1ef266df-4cc0-6bae-9db7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nantes, France
- ICAO: LFRS
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 47.150000, -1.610000
- Elevation: 90 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 15:06 in Nantes, it's 08:06 in Quito.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nte-nantes-nantes-atlantique-airport/1ef266df-4cc0-6bae-9db7-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)