# Distance from Ponta Delgada (PDL) to Quito (UIO)

> 6,830 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,830 km / 4,244 mi / 3,688 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 245° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Portugal) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 17:03 in Ponta Delgada, it's 12:03 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,941 ft (UIO is higher than PDL)

## Airports

### [Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdl-ponta-delgada-joao-paulo-ii-airport/1ef266df-55d3-6e76-8d3d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ponta Delgada, Portugal
- ICAO: LPPD
- Timezone: Atlantic/Azores
- Coordinates: 37.740000, -25.700000
- Elevation: 259 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 17:03 in Ponta Delgada, it's 12:03 in Quito.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdl-ponta-delgada-joao-paulo-ii-airport/1ef266df-55d3-6e76-8d3d-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)