# Distance from Santiago (SCU) to Quito (UIO)

> 2,252 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,252 km / 1,399 mi / 1,216 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 187° (south)
- **Return heading**: 7° (north)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Cuba) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 01:40 in Santiago, it's 00:40 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,951 ft (UIO is higher than SCU)

## Airports

### [Antonio Maceo International Airport (SCU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/scu-santiago-antonio-maceo-international-airport/1ef266df-6ac1-698c-9a43-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Santiago, Cuba
- ICAO: MUCU
- Timezone: America/Havana
- Coordinates: 19.970000, -75.840000
- Elevation: 249 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 01:40 in Santiago, it's 00:40 in Quito.

## Related

- [Antonio Maceo International Airport (SCU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/scu-santiago-antonio-maceo-international-airport/1ef266df-6ac1-698c-9a43-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)