# Distance from Sanford (SFM) to Quito (UIO)

> 4,899 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,899 km / 3,044 mi / 2,645 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 191° (south)
- **Return heading**: 8° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 03:46 in Sanford, it's 02:46 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,956 ft (UIO is higher than SFM)

## Airports

### [Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport (SFM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sfm-sanford-sanford-seacoast-regional-airport/1ef266df-3826-6086-a2cc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sanford, United States
- ICAO: KSFM
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 43.390000, -70.710000
- Elevation: 244 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 03:46 in Sanford, it's 02:46 in Quito.

## Related

- [Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport (SFM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sfm-sanford-sanford-seacoast-regional-airport/1ef266df-3826-6086-a2cc-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)