Nonstop flight route between Quito, Ecuador and El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina:
Departure Airport:
(0°6'47"S by 78°21'30"W)
Arrival Airport:
(50°19'59"S by 72°17'59"W)
Distance from UIO to ING:
3,488.20 miles (5,613.70 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO), Quito, Ecuador and Lago Argentino Airport (ING), El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,488 miles (or 5,614 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Mariscal Sucre International Airport and Lago Argentino Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Mariscal Sucre International Airport and Lago Argentino Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UIO / SEQM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Quito, Ecuador |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°6'47"S by 78°21'30"W |
| Area Served: | Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador |
| Operator/Owner: | Quiport, CORPAQ |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7874 feet (2,400 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UIO |
| More Information: | UIO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ING / SAWA |
| Airport Name: | Lago Argentino Airport |
| Location: | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°19'59"S by 72°17'59"W |
| Airport Type: | Civil |
| Elevation: | 731 feet (223 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ING |
| More Information: | ING Maps & Info |
Facts about Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO):
- Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) is Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) SSW of UIO.
- In addition to being known as "Mariscal Sucre International Airport", another name for UIO is "Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre".
- It opened in February 2013 and replaced the old Mariscal Sucre International Airport.
- Because of Mariscal Sucre International Airport's high elevation of 7,874 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at UIO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make UIO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Construction began in 2006.
- The furthest airport from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) is Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU), which is nearly antipodal to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (meaning Mariscal Sucre International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,971 kilometers) away in Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Facts about Lago Argentino Airport (ING):
- The furthest airport from Lago Argentino Airport (ING) is Baikal International Airport (UUD), which is nearly antipodal to Lago Argentino Airport (meaning Lago Argentino Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Baikal International Airport), and is located 12,334 miles (19,850 kilometers) away in Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia, Russia.
- The closest airport to Lago Argentino Airport (ING) is Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ENE of ING.
- Because of Lago Argentino Airport's relatively low elevation of 731 feet, planes can take off or land at Lago Argentino Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Lago Argentino Airport (ING) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 57.64 miles (92.77 km) SSW | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador |     |
| 2 | 77.36 miles (124.50 km) S | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 78.01 miles (125.54 km) NE | Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) | Tulcán, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 82.40 miles (132.62 km) NE | San Luis Airport (IPI) | Ipiales, Colombia | |
| 5 | 97.82 miles (157.42 km) ESE | Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) | Coca, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 98.32 miles (158.24 km) SSE | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| 7 | 103.87 miles (167.16 km) E | Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) | Nueva Loja, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 115.62 miles (186.07 km) NW | Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM) | Esmeraldas, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 127.72 miles (205.55 km) NE | Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO) | Pasto, Colombia | |
| 10 | 135.29 miles (217.72 km) ENE | Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU) | Puerto Asís, Colombia | |
| 11 | 142.70 miles (229.66 km) ENE | Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) | Villa Garzón, Colombia | |
| 12 | 151.92 miles (244.49 km) S | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 159.47 miles (256.64 km) WSW | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 170.30 miles (274.07 km) WSW | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 176.20 miles (283.56 km) SW | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,409.20 miles (19,970.62 km) NNE | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,332.45 miles (19,847.10 km) N | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,324.07 miles (19,833.63 km) ESE | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,283.99 miles (19,769.12 km) S | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,282.38 miles (19,766.53 km) NNW | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 12,269.04 miles (19,745.05 km) WNW | Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) | Tengah, Singapore | |
| 7 | 12,261.35 miles (19,732.69 km) NW | Senai International Airport (JHB) | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 12,260.06 miles (19,730.61 km) ENE | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,258.55 miles (19,728.18 km) WNW | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore | |
| 10 | 12,257.98 miles (19,727.26 km) WNW | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |
| 11 | 12,255.04 miles (19,722.52 km) N | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 12 | 12,253.16 miles (19,719.49 km) WNW | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | Changi, Singapore | |
| 13 | 12,252.97 miles (19,719.20 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,252.04 miles (19,717.69 km) WNW | Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,233.59 miles (19,688.01 km) SE | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.49 miles (18.49 km) ENE | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 2 | 92.94 miles (149.57 km) S | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 3 | 144.11 miles (231.92 km) NE | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 4 | 157.01 miles (252.69 km) SE | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 5 | 194.54 miles (313.08 km) SSE | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 6 | 213.87 miles (344.19 km) N | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 7 | 260.66 miles (419.49 km) N | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 269.12 miles (433.11 km) NNE | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 9 | 306.49 miles (493.25 km) N | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 10 | 306.55 miles (493.34 km) SE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 11 | 327.53 miles (527.11 km) N | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 12 | 340.63 miles (548.20 km) ENE | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 353.92 miles (569.58 km) SSE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 14 | 374.00 miles (601.90 km) N | Alto Río Senguer Airport (ARR) | Alto Río Senguer, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 15 | 385.29 miles (620.06 km) NE | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,334.31 miles (19,850.09 km) N | Baikal International Airport (UUD) | Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia, Russia | |
| 2 | 12,259.63 miles (19,729.91 km) NNE | Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN) | Ulan Bator, Mongolia | |
| 3 | 12,241.06 miles (19,700.02 km) NE | International Airport Irkutsk (IKT) | Irkutsk, Russia | |
| 4 | 12,222.15 miles (19,669.59 km) ENE | Bulgan Airport (UGA) | Bulgan, Mongolia | |
| 5 | 12,167.41 miles (19,581.49 km) WNW | Chita Kadala (HTA) | Chita, Russia | |
| 6 | 12,129.18 miles (19,519.97 km) NE | Kharkhorin Airport (KHR) | Kharkhorin, Mongolia | |
| 7 | 12,114.58 miles (19,496.47 km) NNE | Mandalgovi Airport (MXW) | Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia | |
| 8 | 12,109.76 miles (19,488.72 km) NE | Khujirt Airport (HJT) | Khujirt, Övörkhangai, Mongolia | |
| 9 | 12,096.21 miles (19,466.91 km) E | Mörön Airport (MXV) | Mörön, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia | |
| 10 | 12,088.75 miles (19,454.92 km) WNW | Choibalsan Airport (COQ) | Choibalsan, Mongolia | |
| 11 | 12,076.06 miles (19,434.48 km) NE | Arvaykheer Airport (AVK) | Arvaikheer, Mongolia | |
| 12 | 12,005.35 miles (19,320.69 km) NE | Bayankhongor Airport (BYN) | Bayankhongor, Mongolia | |
| 13 | 11,978.95 miles (19,278.20 km) N | Ust-Kut Airport (UKX) | Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 14 | 11,952.20 miles (19,235.16 km) NNE | Bratsk Airport (BTK) | Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 15 | 11,922.58 miles (19,187.48 km) N | Kirensk Airport (KCK) | Kirensk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |