# Distance from Rabat (RBA) to Quito (UIO)

> 8,331 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,331 km / 5,177 mi / 4,498 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 259° (west)
- **Return heading**: 55° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Morocco) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 07:20 in Rabat, it's 01:20 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,924 ft (UIO is higher than RBA)

## Airports

### [Rabat-Sale Airport (RBA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rba-rabat-rabat-sale-airport/1ef266de-e895-6206-9270-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rabat, Morocco
- ICAO: GMME
- Timezone: Africa/Casablanca
- Coordinates: 34.050000, -6.750000
- Elevation: 276 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 07:20 in Rabat, it's 01:20 in Quito.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Rabat-Sale Airport (RBA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rba-rabat-rabat-sale-airport/1ef266de-e895-6206-9270-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)