# Distance from Seattle (SEA) to Quilpie Airport (ULP)

> 12,397 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,397 km / 7,703 mi / 6,694 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 254° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +17h (When it's 14:15 in Seattle, it's 07:15 in Quilpie Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 223 ft (ULP 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

### [Quilpie Airport (ULP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ulp-quilpie-airport/1ef266e0-17b1-628c-89e2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Quilpie Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YQLP
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -26.610000, 144.250000
- Elevation: 655 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 14:15 in Seattle, it's 07:15 in Quilpie Airport.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sea-seattle-seattle-tacoma-international-airport/1ef266df-37e8-64a2-a4f1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Quilpie Airport (ULP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ulp-quilpie-airport/1ef266e0-17b1-628c-89e2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)