# Distance from Baucau (BCH) to Seattle (SEA)

> 12,297 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,297 km / 7,641 mi / 6,640 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 280° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Timor-Leste) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 03:59 in Baucau, it's 11:59 in Seattle)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,339 ft (SEA is lower than BCH)

## Airports

### [Cakung Airport (BCH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bch-baucau-cakung-airport/1ef266df-ff99-6e7e-9ede-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Baucau, Timor-Leste
- ICAO: WPEC
- Timezone: Asia/Dili
- Coordinates: -8.490000, 126.400000
- Elevation: 1,771 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 03:59 in Baucau, it's 11:59 in Seattle.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cakung Airport (BCH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bch-baucau-cakung-airport/1ef266df-ff99-6e7e-9ede-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)