# Distance from Lakeland (LAL) to Quito (UIO)

> 3,151 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,151 km / 1,958 mi / 1,701 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 172° (south)
- **Return heading**: 353° (north)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 17:39 in Lakeland, it's 16:39 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,058 ft (UIO is higher than LAL)

## Airports

### [Lakeland Linder International Airport (LAL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lal-lakeland-lakeland-linder-international-airport/1ef266df-26cf-64e0-82ed-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lakeland, United States
- ICAO: KLAL
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 27.990000, -82.020000
- Elevation: 142 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 17:39 in Lakeland, it's 16:39 in Quito.

## Related

- [Lakeland Linder International Airport (LAL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lal-lakeland-lakeland-linder-international-airport/1ef266df-26cf-64e0-82ed-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)