# Distance from Sochi (AER) to Seattle (SEA)

> 9,759 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,759 km / 6,064 mi / 5,269 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 348° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 13° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 07:30 in Sochi, it's 21:30 in Seattle)
- **Elevation difference**: 343 ft (SEA is higher than AER)

## Airports

### [Sochi International Airport (AER)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aer-sochi-sochi-international-airport/1ef266df-e9c6-6be2-82ad-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sochi, Russia
- ICAO: URSS
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates: 43.450000, 39.960000
- Elevation: 89 ft

### [Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sea-seattle-seattle-tacoma-international-airport/1ef266df-37e8-64a2-a4f1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Seattle, United States
- ICAO: KSEA
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 47.450000, -122.310000
- Elevation: 432 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 07:30 in Sochi, it's 21:30 in Seattle.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sochi International Airport (AER)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aer-sochi-sochi-international-airport/1ef266df-e9c6-6be2-82ad-06bb2780ed98)
- [Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sea-seattle-seattle-tacoma-international-airport/1ef266df-37e8-64a2-a4f1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)