# Distance from Kuria (KUC) to Seattle (SEA)

> 8,089 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,089 km / 5,026 mi / 4,368 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 40° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 251° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kiribati) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -19h (When it's 06:49 in Kuria, it's 11:49 in Seattle)
- **Elevation difference**: 432 ft (SEA is higher than KUC)

## Airports

### [Kuria Airport (KUC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kuc-kuria-kuria-airport/1ef266df-7084-6496-b316-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kuria, Kiribati
- ICAO: NGKT
- Timezone: Pacific/Tarawa
- Coordinates: 0.220000, 173.440000
- Elevation: 0 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 06:49 in Kuria, it's 11:49 in Seattle.
With a 19-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kuria Airport (KUC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kuc-kuria-kuria-airport/1ef266df-7084-6496-b316-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)