# Distance from Puerto Cabezas (PUZ) to Quito (UIO)

> 1,671 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,671 km / 1,038 mi / 902 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 160° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 341° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Nicaragua) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 20:31 in Puerto Cabezas, it's 21:31 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,148 ft (UIO is higher than PUZ)

## Airports

### [Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/puz-puerto-cabezas-puerto-cabezas-airport/1ef266df-639c-67c4-b876-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
- ICAO: MNPC
- Timezone: America/Managua
- Coordinates: 14.050000, -83.390000
- Elevation: 52 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 20:31 in Puerto Cabezas, it's 21:31 in Quito.

## Related

- [Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/puz-puerto-cabezas-puerto-cabezas-airport/1ef266df-639c-67c4-b876-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)