# Distance from El Molino (GAC) to Quito (UIO)

> 1,987 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,987 km / 1,235 mi / 1,073 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 145° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 326° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Honduras) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 05:16 in El Molino, it's 06:16 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,372 ft (UIO is higher than GAC)

## Airports

### [Gracias Airport (GAC)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gac-el-molino-gracias-airport/1ef266df-5db8-6b1e-b0ad-06bb2780ed98)

- City: El Molino, Honduras
- ICAO: MHGS
- Timezone: America/Tegucigalpa
- Coordinates: 14.600000, -88.590000
- Elevation: 828 ft

### [Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre (UIO)](https://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

## 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 05:16 in El Molino, it's 06:16 in Quito.

## Related

- [Gracias Airport (GAC)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gac-el-molino-gracias-airport/1ef266df-5db8-6b1e-b0ad-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre (UIO)](https://flightduration.online/airport/uio-quito-nuevo-aeropuerto-internacional-mariscal-sucre/1ef266df-a57c-65f4-aaa1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)