# Distance from Grand Forks (GFK) to Quito (UIO)

> 5,646 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,646 km / 3,508 mi / 3,049 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 155° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 344° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 13:41 in Grand Forks, it's 13:41 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,355 ft (UIO is higher than GFK)

## Airports

### [Grand Forks International Airport (GFK)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gfk-grand-forks-grand-forks-international-airport/1ef266df-1e17-6794-8e15-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Grand Forks, United States
- ICAO: KGFK
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 47.950000, -97.170000
- Elevation: 845 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 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.

## Related

- [Grand Forks International Airport (GFK)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gfk-grand-forks-grand-forks-international-airport/1ef266df-1e17-6794-8e15-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre (UIO)](https://flightduration.online/airport/uio-quito-nuevo-aeropuerto-internacional-mariscal-sucre/1ef266df-a57c-65f4-aaa1-06bb2780ed98)
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