- Great circle
- 1,325 km
- 823 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 2h 09m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 0.5°S
- at 100% along
- One lap of Earth
- 3.3%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 229th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Quito the path crosses Ecuador, then 1,106 km of open water.
The path stays within 0.5°S of the equator for its whole length, so the aircraft tracks almost due west the entire way.
Holding a single compass bearing the whole way would cover almost exactly the same ground, so on this route the flat map and the globe agree.
The heading barely moves: west out of Quito, west into Galápagos. Over this distance the curve has too little room to bend the compass.
Quito to Galápagos, asked and answered
- How far is Quito to Galápagos?
- Quito to Galápagos (UIO to GPS) is 1,325 km, or 823 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Quito to Galápagos?
- About 2h 09m in the air. That is an estimate from the distance at a typical airliner block speed, plus half an hour for taxi, climb and descent; published schedules vary with winds and routing.
- What route does a Quito to Galápagos flight take?
- The great circle passes over Ecuador, then 1,106 km of open water. It reaches 0.5°S at its furthest from the equator.
Where these numbers come from
Distances are computed from the two airports’ own coordinates, not looked up from published routes. Times are estimates, not schedules.
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