# Distance from Shelton (SHN) to Quito (UIO)

> 6,816 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,816 km / 4,235 mi / 3,680 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 127° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 327° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 07:39 in Shelton, it's 09:39 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,927 ft (UIO is higher than SHN)

## Airports

### [Sanderson Field (SHN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/shn-shelton-sanderson-field/1ef266df-386d-6238-b11c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shelton, United States
- ICAO: KSHN
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 47.230000, -123.150000
- Elevation: 273 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 07:39 in Shelton, it's 09:39 in Quito.

## Related

- [Sanderson Field (SHN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/shn-shelton-sanderson-field/1ef266df-386d-6238-b11c-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)