# Distance from Matari Airport (IRP) to Seattle (SEA)

> 13,702 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,702 km / 8,514 mi / 7,399 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 336° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 37° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 04:45 in Matari Airport, it's 19:45 in Seattle)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,006 ft (SEA is lower than IRP)

## Airports

### [Matari Airport (IRP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/irp-matari-airport/1ef266de-e3f2-6e6a-9946-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Matari Airport, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZJH
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: 2.830000, 27.590000
- Elevation: 2,438 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 04:45 in Matari Airport, it's 19:45 in Seattle.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Matari Airport (IRP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/irp-matari-airport/1ef266de-e3f2-6e6a-9946-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)