# Distance from Seattle (SEA) to San Miguel de Tucuman (TUC)

> 10,045 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,045 km / 6,242 mi / 5,424 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 131° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 325° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Argentina
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 20:17 in Seattle, it's 00:17 in San Miguel de Tucuman)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,061 ft (TUC is higher than SEA)

## Airports

### [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

### [Teniente Benjamin Matienzo Airport (TUC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tuc-san-miguel-de-tucuman-teniente-benjamin-matienzo-airport/1ef266df-9202-6afa-89c6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina
- ICAO: SANT
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Tucuman
- Coordinates: -26.840000, -65.100000
- Elevation: 1,493 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 20:17 in Seattle, it's 00:17 in San Miguel de Tucuman.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sea-seattle-seattle-tacoma-international-airport/1ef266df-37e8-64a2-a4f1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Teniente Benjamin Matienzo Airport (TUC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tuc-san-miguel-de-tucuman-teniente-benjamin-matienzo-airport/1ef266df-9202-6afa-89c6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)