# Distance from Fairbanks (EIL) to Seattle (SEA)

> 2,424 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,424 km / 1,506 mi / 1,309 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 130° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 331° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: Domestic (United States)
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 17:47 in Fairbanks, it's 18:47 in Seattle)
- **Elevation difference**: 115 ft (SEA is lower than EIL)

## Airports

### [Eielson Afb Airport (EIL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/eil-fairbanks-eielson-afb-airport/1ef266df-864f-612c-97cb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fairbanks, United States
- ICAO: PAEI
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 64.670000, -147.100000
- Elevation: 548 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 a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 17:47 in Fairbanks, it's 18:47 in Seattle.

## Related

- [Eielson Afb Airport (EIL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/eil-fairbanks-eielson-afb-airport/1ef266df-864f-612c-97cb-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)