Quito, Ecuador
| IATA Code | UIO |
|---|---|
| ICAO Code | SEQM |
| City | Quito |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Time Zone | America/Guayaquil |
| Coordinates | -0.1292, -78.3575 |
| Elevation | 9,200 ft / 2,804 m above sea level |
| State/Region | Pichincha |
The same availability check looks different depending on the GDS in front of you. Here's the pattern for a generic search into UIO, using UIO as the destination:
Amadeus: AN15JULLHRUIO Sabre: A15JUNLHRUIO Galileo: A/15JUNLHRUIO
Swap in the actual origin code and date for a live search — the structure (date, then city pair) stays the same across systems.
Real, calculated straight-line distances (great-circle) and a rough nonstop flight-time estimate:
| Hub | Distance | Est. Flight Time |
|---|---|---|
LHR (London) | 9,185 km / 5,707 mi | ≈ 10.8h nonstop |
JFK (New York) | 4,557 km / 2,832 mi | ≈ 5.4h nonstop |
DXB (Dubai) | 14,318 km / 8,897 mi | ≈ 16.8h nonstop |
SIN (Singapore) | 19,720 km / 12,253 mi | ≈ 23.2h nonstop |
SYD (Sydney) | 13,620 km / 8,463 mi | ≈ 16.0h nonstop |
Flight time is a rough estimate based on typical long-haul cruise speed — actual routing, wind, and aircraft type will change the real duration.
At 9,200 ft (2,804 m) above sea level, this is a high-altitude airport. Thinner air at this elevation can reduce aircraft performance, which sometimes means payload or fuel restrictions on hot days — this occasionally affects range or load on longer flights out of high-altitude airports. Not something an agent needs to calculate, but worth knowing if a client asks why a flight has an unexpected technical stop.
New York is the closest of the listed hubs to UIO, at roughly 5.4 hours nonstop, while Singapore is the furthest, at roughly 23.2 hours. When an itinerary routes a client through UIO as a connection point rather than a final destination, it's worth confirming minimum connection time directly with the airport or airline — this varies by terminal and by whether the connection involves a change of airline alliance.
The main IATA airport code for Quito is UIO — Mariscal Sucre International Airport.
Mariscal Sucre International Airport operates on America/Guayaquil time.
In a flight segment line, UIO appears as the three-letter origin or destination code, e.g. a route shown as ...UIO... in Amadeus, Sabre, Galileo, or Worldspan.
Of the reference hubs listed on this page, New York is the closest to UIO, at an estimated 5.4 hours nonstop flight time.
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