# Distance from Forster (Wallis Is) Airport (FOT) to Seattle (SEA)

> 12,250 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,250 km / 7,612 mi / 6,615 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 244° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 08:58 in Forster (Wallis Is) Airport, it's 15:58 in Seattle)
- **Elevation difference**: 428 ft (SEA is higher than FOT)

## Airports

### [Forster (Wallis Is) Airport (FOT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/fot-forster-wallis-is-airport/1ef266e0-0c58-6a2a-a788-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Forster (Wallis Is) Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YFST
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates: -32.200000, 152.480000
- Elevation: 4 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 08:58 in Forster (Wallis Is) Airport, it's 15:58 in Seattle.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Forster (Wallis Is) Airport (FOT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/fot-forster-wallis-is-airport/1ef266e0-0c58-6a2a-a788-06bb2780ed98)
- [Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sea-seattle-seattle-tacoma-international-airport/1ef266df-37e8-64a2-a4f1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)