# Distance from Ernabella Airport (ERB) to Seattle (SEA)

> 13,256 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,256 km / 8,237 mi / 7,158 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 48° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 262° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -16.5h (When it's 00:18 in Ernabella Airport, it's 07:48 in Seattle)
- **Elevation difference**: 275 ft (SEA is lower than ERB)

## Airports

### [Ernabella Airport (ERB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/erb-ernabella-airport/1ef266e0-0bd6-6d18-9228-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ernabella Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YERN
- Timezone: Australia/Adelaide
- Coordinates: -26.260000, 132.180000
- Elevation: 707 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 00:18 in Ernabella Airport, it's 07:48 in Seattle.
With a 16.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ernabella Airport (ERB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/erb-ernabella-airport/1ef266e0-0bd6-6d18-9228-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)