# Distance from Gunung Sitoli-Nias Island (GNS) to Seattle (SEA)

> 13,364 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,364 km / 8,304 mi / 7,216 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 30° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 23:40 in Gunung Sitoli-Nias Island, it's 09:40 in Seattle)
- **Elevation difference**: 412 ft (SEA is higher than GNS)

## Airports

### [Binaka Airport (GNS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gns-gunung-sitoli-nias-island-binaka-airport/1ef266df-fd4e-6aac-89eb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gunung Sitoli-Nias Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WIMB
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: 1.170000, 97.700000
- Elevation: 20 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 23:40 in Gunung Sitoli-Nias Island, it's 09:40 in Seattle.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Binaka Airport (GNS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gns-gunung-sitoli-nias-island-binaka-airport/1ef266df-fd4e-6aac-89eb-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)