# Distance from Metema (ETE) to Seattle (SEA)

> 12,969 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,969 km / 8,059 mi / 7,003 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 344° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 24° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 18:08 in Metema, it's 08:08 in Seattle)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,218 ft (SEA is lower than ETE)

## Airports

### [Metema Airport (ETE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ete-metema-metema-airport/1ef266de-ea51-681a-b6fe-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Metema, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAMM
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 12.930000, 36.170000
- Elevation: 2,650 ft

### [Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)](https://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 18:08 in Metema, it's 08:08 in Seattle.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Metema Airport (ETE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ete-metema-metema-airport/1ef266de-ea51-681a-b6fe-06bb2780ed98)
- [Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sea-seattle-seattle-tacoma-international-airport/1ef266df-37e8-64a2-a4f1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)