# Distance from Bima-Sumbawa Island (BMU) to Seattle (SEA)

> 12,865 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,865 km / 7,994 mi / 6,946 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 286° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 17:49 in Bima-Sumbawa Island, it's 02:49 in Seattle)
- **Elevation difference**: 429 ft (SEA is higher than BMU)

## Airports

### [Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bmu-bima-sumbawa-island-muhammad-salahuddin-airport/1ef266df-f91d-6b54-bb6e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bima-Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WADB
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -8.540000, 118.690000
- Elevation: 3 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 17:49 in Bima-Sumbawa Island, it's 02:49 in Seattle.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bmu-bima-sumbawa-island-muhammad-salahuddin-airport/1ef266df-f91d-6b54-bb6e-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)