# Distance from Quito (UIO) to Gaoua (XGA)

> 8,382 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,382 km / 5,208 mi / 4,526 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 79° (east)
- **Return heading**: 267° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ecuador) → Burkina Faso
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 22:52 in Quito, it's 03:52 in Gaoua)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,288 ft (XGA 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

### [Gaoua Airport (XGA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xga-gaoua-gaoua-airport/1ef266de-b6eb-67a0-8cde-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gaoua, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFOG
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 10.300000, -3.250000
- Elevation: 912 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 22:52 in Quito, it's 03:52 in Gaoua.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Gaoua Airport (XGA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xga-gaoua-gaoua-airport/1ef266de-b6eb-67a0-8cde-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)