# Distance from Samedan Airport (SMV) to Quito (UIO)

> 9,883 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,883 km / 6,141 mi / 5,337 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 269° (west)
- **Return heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Switzerland) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 16:21 in Samedan Airport, it's 09:21 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,600 ft (UIO is higher than SMV)

## Airports

### [Samedan Airport (SMV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/smv-samedan-airport/1ef266df-5806-6d1a-a858-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Samedan Airport, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSZS
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates: 46.530000, 9.880000
- Elevation: 5,600 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 16:21 in Samedan Airport, it's 09:21 in Quito.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Samedan Airport (SMV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/smv-samedan-airport/1ef266df-5806-6d1a-a858-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)