# Distance from Colon (QCO) to Quito (UIO)

> 2,555 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,555 km / 1,587 mi / 1,379 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 173° (south)
- **Return heading**: 354° (north)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Cuba) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 21:04 in Colon, it's 20:04 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,200 ft (UIO is higher than QCO)

## Airports

### [Colon Airport (QCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qco-colon-colon-airport/1ef266df-6abd-6940-9651-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Colon, Cuba
- ICAO: MUCO
- Timezone: America/Havana
- Coordinates: 22.710000, -80.920000
- Elevation: 0 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 21:04 in Colon, it's 20:04 in Quito.

## Related

- [Colon Airport (QCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qco-colon-colon-airport/1ef266df-6abd-6940-9651-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)