# Distance from Neuchatel Airport (QNC) to Quito (UIO)

> 9,656 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,656 km / 6,000 mi / 5,214 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 266° (west)
- **Return heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Switzerland) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 23:59 in Neuchatel Airport, it's 16:59 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,773 ft (UIO is higher than QNC)

## Airports

### [Neuchatel Airport (QNC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qnc-neuchatel-airport/1ef266df-5736-6246-9cee-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Neuchatel Airport, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSGN
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates: 46.960000, 6.860000
- Elevation: 1,427 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 23:59 in Neuchatel Airport, it's 16:59 in Quito.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Neuchatel Airport (QNC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qnc-neuchatel-airport/1ef266df-5736-6246-9cee-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)