# Distance from Kitadaito Airport (KTD) to Seattle (SEA)

> 9,042 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,042 km / 5,618 mi / 4,882 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 299° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 16:10 in Kitadaito Airport, it's 00:10 in Seattle)
- **Elevation difference**: 352 ft (SEA is higher than KTD)

## Airports

### [Kitadaito Airport (KTD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktd-kitadaito-airport/1ef266df-8e82-6aba-876b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kitadaito Airport, Japan
- ICAO: RORK
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 25.940000, 131.330000
- Elevation: 80 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 16:10 in Kitadaito Airport, it's 00:10 in Seattle.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kitadaito Airport (KTD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktd-kitadaito-airport/1ef266df-8e82-6aba-876b-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)