# Distance from Quito (UIO) to West Yellowstone (WYS)

> 5,938 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,938 km / 3,689 mi / 3,206 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 331° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 138° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ecuador) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 19:41 in Quito, it's 18:41 in West Yellowstone)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,551 ft (WYS 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

### [Yellowstone Airport (WYS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wys-west-yellowstone-yellowstone-airport/1ef266df-402e-6864-b2fe-06bb2780ed98)

- City: West Yellowstone, United States
- ICAO: KWYS
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 44.690000, -111.120000
- Elevation: 6,649 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 19:41 in Quito, it's 18:41 in West Yellowstone.

## Related

- [Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre (UIO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uio-quito-nuevo-aeropuerto-internacional-mariscal-sucre/1ef266df-a57c-65f4-aaa1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Yellowstone Airport (WYS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wys-west-yellowstone-yellowstone-airport/1ef266df-402e-6864-b2fe-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)