# Distance from Potosi (POI) to Seattle (SEA)

> 9,340 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,340 km / 5,804 mi / 5,043 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 325° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 128° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Bolivia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 22:54 in Potosi, it's 19:54 in Seattle)
- **Elevation difference**: 12,481 ft (SEA is lower than POI)

## Airports

### [Capitan Nicolas Rojas Airport (POI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/poi-potosi-capitan-nicolas-rojas-airport/1ef266df-b82d-668a-a1e7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Potosi, Bolivia
- ICAO: SLPO
- Timezone: America/La_Paz
- Coordinates: -19.540000, -65.720000
- Elevation: 12,913 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 22:54 in Potosi, it's 19:54 in Seattle.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Capitan Nicolas Rojas Airport (POI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/poi-potosi-capitan-nicolas-rojas-airport/1ef266df-b82d-668a-a1e7-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)