# Distance from Marsabit (RBT) to Seattle (SEA)

> 14,154 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,154 km / 8,795 mi / 7,643 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 343° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 25° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kenya) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 15:50 in Marsabit, it's 05:50 in Seattle)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,963 ft (SEA is lower than RBT)

## Airports

### [Segel Airport (RBT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rbt-marsabit-segel-airport/1ef266de-ec6a-6cfa-a477-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Marsabit, Kenya
- ICAO: HKMB
- Timezone: Africa/Nairobi
- Coordinates: 2.350000, 37.980000
- Elevation: 4,395 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 15:50 in Marsabit, it's 05:50 in Seattle.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Segel Airport (RBT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rbt-marsabit-segel-airport/1ef266de-ec6a-6cfa-a477-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)