# Distance from Ketaping/Padang-Sumatra Island (PDG) to Seattle (SEA)

> 13,402 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,402 km / 8,328 mi / 7,237 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 32° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 308° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 23:52 in Ketaping/Padang-Sumatra Island, it's 09:52 in Seattle)
- **Elevation difference**: 414 ft (SEA is higher than PDG)

## Airports

### [Minangkabau Airport (PDG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdg-ketapingpadang-sumatra-island-minangkabau-airport/1ef266df-fd25-65ee-b7ec-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ketaping/Padang-Sumatra Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WIEE
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: -0.790000, 100.280000
- Elevation: 18 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 23:52 in Ketaping/Padang-Sumatra Island, it's 09:52 in Seattle.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Minangkabau Airport (PDG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdg-ketapingpadang-sumatra-island-minangkabau-airport/1ef266df-fd25-65ee-b7ec-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)