# Distance from Quito (UIO) to Upala (UPL)

> 1,429 km · estimated flight time 3h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,429 km / 888 mi / 772 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 329° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 149° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (Ecuador) → Costa Rica
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 03:57 in Quito, it's 02:57 in Upala)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,016 ft (UPL is lower than UIO)

## Airports

### [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

### [Upala Airport (UPL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/upl-upala-upala-airport/1ef266df-66e8-6630-be34-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Upala, Costa Rica
- ICAO: MRUP
- Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
- Coordinates: 10.890000, -85.020000
- Elevation: 184 ft

## Route notes

This is a short-haul route typically served by narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family. In-flight service is usually limited to drinks and light snacks.

Time-zone information: When it's 03:57 in Quito, it's 02:57 in Upala.

## Related

- [Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre (UIO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uio-quito-nuevo-aeropuerto-internacional-mariscal-sucre/1ef266df-a57c-65f4-aaa1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Upala Airport (UPL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/upl-upala-upala-airport/1ef266df-66e8-6630-be34-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)