# Distance from Skelleftea (SFT) to Quito (UIO)

> 10,469 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,469 km / 6,505 mi / 5,653 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 278° (west)
- **Return heading**: 25° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sweden) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 10:03 in Skelleftea, it's 03:03 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,043 ft (UIO is higher than SFT)

## Airports

### [Skelleftea Airport (SFT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sft-skelleftea-skelleftea-airport/1ef266de-ccd1-6f2e-853a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Skelleftea, Sweden
- ICAO: ESNS
- Timezone: Europe/Stockholm
- Coordinates: 64.620000, 21.080000
- Elevation: 157 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:03 in Skelleftea, it's 03:03 in Quito.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Skelleftea Airport (SFT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sft-skelleftea-skelleftea-airport/1ef266de-ccd1-6f2e-853a-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)