# Distance from Thule (THU) to Quito (UIO)

> 8,546 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,546 km / 5,310 mi / 4,614 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 190° (south)
- **Return heading**: 2° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Greenland) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 06:31 in Thule, it's 04:31 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,949 ft (UIO is higher than THU)

## Airports

### [Thule Air Base (THU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thu-thule-thule-air-base/1ef266de-9d43-6cd0-a70a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Thule, Greenland
- ICAO: BGTL
- Timezone: America/Thule
- Coordinates: 76.530000, -68.700000
- Elevation: 251 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 06:31 in Thule, it's 04:31 in Quito.

## Related

- [Thule Air Base (THU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thu-thule-thule-air-base/1ef266de-9d43-6cd0-a70a-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)