# Distance from Namlea-Buru Island (NAM) to Seattle (SEA)

> 11,809 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,809 km / 7,338 mi / 6,377 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 283° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 05:39 in Namlea-Buru Island, it's 13:39 in Seattle)
- **Elevation difference**: 391 ft (SEA is higher than NAM)

## Airports

### [Namlea Airport (NAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nam-namlea-buru-island-namlea-airport/1ef266df-fa6b-604c-ba77-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Namlea-Buru Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAPR
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -3.240000, 127.100000
- Elevation: 41 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 05:39 in Namlea-Buru Island, it's 13:39 in Seattle.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Namlea Airport (NAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nam-namlea-buru-island-namlea-airport/1ef266df-fa6b-604c-ba77-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)