# Distance from Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG) to Seattle (SEA)

> 12,349 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,349 km / 7,673 mi / 6,668 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 249° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 05:31 in Lightning Ridge Airport, it's 12:31 in Seattle)
- **Elevation difference**: 108 ft (SEA is lower than LHG)

## Airports

### [Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lhg-lightning-ridge-airport/1ef266e0-1158-66b0-a00a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lightning Ridge Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YLRD
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates: -29.460000, 147.980000
- Elevation: 540 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 05:31 in Lightning Ridge Airport, it's 12:31 in Seattle.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lhg-lightning-ridge-airport/1ef266e0-1158-66b0-a00a-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)