# Distance from Sao Filipe (SFL) to Quito (UIO)

> 6,150 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,150 km / 3,822 mi / 3,321 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 259° (west)
- **Return heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Cape Verde) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 16:02 in Sao Filipe, it's 12:02 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,583 ft (UIO is higher than SFL)

## Airports

### [Sao Filipe Airport (SFL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sfl-sao-filipe-sao-filipe-airport/1ef266de-e9be-6b96-9382-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sao Filipe, Cape Verde
- ICAO: GVSF
- Timezone: Atlantic/Cape_Verde
- Coordinates: 14.880000, -24.480000
- Elevation: 617 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 16:02 in Sao Filipe, it's 12:02 in Quito.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Sao Filipe Airport (SFL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sfl-sao-filipe-sao-filipe-airport/1ef266de-e9be-6b96-9382-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)