# Distance from Funafuti (FUN) to Seattle (SEA)

> 8,462 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,462 km / 5,258 mi / 4,569 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 36° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 240° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tuvalu) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -19h (When it's 10:43 in Funafuti, it's 15:43 in Seattle)
- **Elevation difference**: 432 ft (SEA is higher than FUN)

## Airports

### [Funafuti International Airport (FUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fun-funafuti-funafuti-international-airport/1ef266df-7080-6486-91e4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Funafuti, Tuvalu
- ICAO: NGFU
- Timezone: Pacific/Funafuti
- Coordinates: -8.530000, 179.200000
- Elevation: 0 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 long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:43 in Funafuti, it's 15:43 in Seattle.
With a 19-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Funafuti International Airport (FUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fun-funafuti-funafuti-international-airport/1ef266df-7080-6486-91e4-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)