# Distance from Knob Noster (SZL) to Quito (UIO)

> 4,591 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,591 km / 2,853 mi / 2,479 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 157° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 342° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 20:01 in Knob Noster, it's 20:01 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,329 ft (UIO is higher than SZL)

## Airports

### [Whiteman Afb Airport (SZL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/szl-knob-noster-whiteman-afb-airport/1ef266df-3a32-6db6-8501-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Knob Noster, United States
- ICAO: KSZL
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 38.730000, -93.550000
- Elevation: 871 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.

## Related

- [Whiteman Afb Airport (SZL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/szl-knob-noster-whiteman-afb-airport/1ef266df-3a32-6db6-8501-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)