# Distance from Kandahar Airport (KDH) to Seattle (SEA)

> 11,197 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,197 km / 6,958 mi / 6,046 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 6° (north)
- **Return heading**: 353° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Afghanistan) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -11.5h (When it's 08:44 in Kandahar Airport, it's 21:14 in Seattle)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,905 ft (SEA is lower than KDH)

## Airports

### [Kandahar Airport (KDH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kdh-kandahar-airport/1ef266df-78c0-660a-ba76-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kandahar Airport, Afghanistan
- ICAO: OAKN
- Timezone: Asia/Kabul
- Coordinates: 31.510000, 65.850000
- Elevation: 3,337 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 08:44 in Kandahar Airport, it's 21:14 in Seattle.
With a 11.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kandahar Airport (KDH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kdh-kandahar-airport/1ef266df-78c0-660a-ba76-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)