# Distance from Inverell Airport (IVR) to Seattle (SEA)

> 12,163 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,163 km / 7,557 mi / 6,567 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 247° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 14:34 in Inverell Airport, it's 21:34 in Seattle)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,235 ft (SEA is lower than IVR)

## Airports

### [Inverell Airport (IVR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ivr-inverell-airport/1ef266e0-0ecc-673e-9a76-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Inverell Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YIVL
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates: -29.890000, 151.140000
- Elevation: 2,667 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 14:34 in Inverell Airport, it's 21:34 in Seattle.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Inverell Airport (IVR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ivr-inverell-airport/1ef266e0-0ecc-673e-9a76-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)