# Distance from Quito (UIO) to Sassandra (ZSS)

> 8,040 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,040 km / 4,996 mi / 4,342 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 85° (east)
- **Return heading**: 268° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ecuador) → Ivory Coast
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 13:36 in Quito, it's 18:36 in Sassandra)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,997 ft (ZSS 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

### [Sassandra Airport (ZSS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zss-sassandra-sassandra-airport/1ef266de-b784-6dc4-bc9b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sassandra, Ivory Coast
- ICAO: DISS
- Timezone: Africa/Abidjan
- Coordinates: 4.930000, -6.130000
- Elevation: 203 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 13:36 in Quito, it's 18:36 in Sassandra.
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)
- [Sassandra Airport (ZSS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zss-sassandra-sassandra-airport/1ef266de-b784-6dc4-bc9b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)