# Distance from Quito (UIO) to Wick (WIC)

> 9,170 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,170 km / 5,698 mi / 4,951 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 31° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 257° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ecuador) → United Kingdom
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 16:16 in Quito, it's 22:16 in Wick)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,074 ft (WIC 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

### [Wick Airport (WIC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wic-wick-wick-airport/1ef266de-c506-69e8-aaa1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wick, United Kingdom
- ICAO: EGPC
- Timezone: Europe/London
- Coordinates: 58.460000, -3.090000
- Elevation: 126 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 16:16 in Quito, it's 22:16 in Wick.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre (UIO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uio-quito-nuevo-aeropuerto-internacional-mariscal-sucre/1ef266df-a57c-65f4-aaa1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Wick Airport (WIC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wic-wick-wick-airport/1ef266de-c506-69e8-aaa1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)