# Distance from Gondar (GDQ) to Seattle (SEA)

> 13,050 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,050 km / 8,109 mi / 7,046 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 345° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 22° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 04:28 in Gondar, it's 18:28 in Seattle)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,017 ft (SEA is lower than GDQ)

## Airports

### [Gonder Airport (GDQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gdq-gondar-gonder-airport/1ef266de-ea16-606c-80ff-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gondar, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAGN
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 12.520000, 37.430000
- Elevation: 6,449 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 04:28 in Gondar, it's 18:28 in Seattle.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gonder Airport (GDQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gdq-gondar-gonder-airport/1ef266de-ea16-606c-80ff-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)