# Distance from Lynchburg (LYH) to Quito (UIO)

> 4,166 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,166 km / 2,589 mi / 2,250 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 179° (south)
- **Return heading**: 359° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 12:55 in Lynchburg, it's 11:55 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,262 ft (UIO is higher than LYH)

## Airports

### [Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field (LYH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lyh-lynchburg-lynchburg-regionalpreston-glenn-field/1ef266df-28bc-6d84-bc21-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lynchburg, United States
- ICAO: KLYH
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 37.330000, -79.200000
- Elevation: 938 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.

Time-zone information: When it's 12:55 in Lynchburg, it's 11:55 in Quito.

## Related

- [Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field (LYH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lyh-lynchburg-lynchburg-regionalpreston-glenn-field/1ef266df-28bc-6d84-bc21-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)