# Distance from Roper Bar Airport (RPB) to Seattle (SEA)

> 12,194 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,194 km / 7,577 mi / 6,584 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 44° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 269° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -16.5h (When it's 04:16 in Roper Bar Airport, it's 11:46 in Seattle)
- **Elevation difference**: 432 ft (SEA is higher than RPB)

## Airports

### [Roper Bar Airport (RPB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rpb-roper-bar-airport/1ef266e0-1847-6dd6-8092-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Roper Bar Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YRRB
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -14.740000, 134.520000
- 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 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 04:16 in Roper Bar Airport, it's 11:46 in Seattle.
With a 16.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Roper Bar Airport (RPB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rpb-roper-bar-airport/1ef266e0-1847-6dd6-8092-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)