# Distance from Atauro (AUT) to Seattle (SEA)

> 12,331 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,331 km / 7,662 mi / 6,658 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 281° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Timor-Leste) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 03:58 in Atauro, it's 11:58 in Seattle)
- **Elevation difference**: 403 ft (SEA is higher than AUT)

## Airports

### [Atauro Airport (AUT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aut-atauro-atauro-airport/1ef266df-ff8d-65c0-b475-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Atauro, Timor-Leste
- ICAO: WPAT
- Timezone: Asia/Dili
- Coordinates: -8.210000, 125.620000
- Elevation: 29 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 03:58 in Atauro, it's 11:58 in Seattle.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Atauro Airport (AUT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aut-atauro-atauro-airport/1ef266df-ff8d-65c0-b475-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)