# Distance from Quito (UIO) to Tuxpan Airport (WIX)

> 3,498 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,498 km / 2,174 mi / 1,889 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 310° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 126° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Ecuador) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 19:15 in Quito, it's 18:15 in Tuxpan Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,181 ft (WIX 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

### [Tuxpan Airport (WIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wix-tuxpan-airport/1ef266df-6264-69d8-80ae-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tuxpan Airport, Mexico
- ICAO: MMTX
- Timezone: America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates: 19.580000, -103.380000
- Elevation: 4,019 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 19:15 in Quito, it's 18:15 in Tuxpan Airport.

## Related

- [Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre (UIO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uio-quito-nuevo-aeropuerto-internacional-mariscal-sucre/1ef266df-a57c-65f4-aaa1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tuxpan Airport (WIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wix-tuxpan-airport/1ef266df-6264-69d8-80ae-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)