# Distance from Praia (RAI) to Quito (UIO)

> 6,256 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,256 km / 3,887 mi / 3,378 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 260° (west)
- **Return heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Cape Verde) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 14:00 in Praia, it's 10:00 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,970 ft (UIO is higher than RAI)

## Airports

### [Praia International Airport (RAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rai-praia-praia-international-airport/1ef266de-e9ba-6dfc-a6a4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Praia, Cape Verde
- ICAO: GVNP
- Timezone: Atlantic/Cape_Verde
- Coordinates: 14.920000, -23.490000
- Elevation: 230 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 14:00 in Praia, it's 10:00 in Quito.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Praia International Airport (RAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rai-praia-praia-international-airport/1ef266de-e9ba-6dfc-a6a4-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)