# Distance from Ponce (PSE) to Quito (UIO)

> 2,394 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,394 km / 1,488 mi / 1,293 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 214° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 32° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 21:17 in Ponce, it's 20:17 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,172 ft (UIO is higher than PSE)

## Airports

### [Mercedita Airport (PSE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pse-ponce-mercedita-airport/1ef266df-e02f-6a98-9655-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ponce, United States
- ICAO: TJPS
- Timezone: America/Puerto_Rico
- Coordinates: 18.010000, -66.560000
- Elevation: 28 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 21:17 in Ponce, it's 20:17 in Quito.

## Related

- [Mercedita Airport (PSE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pse-ponce-mercedita-airport/1ef266df-e02f-6a98-9655-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)