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NUQ to SEA: distance & flight time
Mountain View (Moffett Federal Airfield) → Seattle (Seattle Tacoma International Airport)
693 mi
1,116 km · 602 nm
1h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
693 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 58m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- NUQ — Moffett Federal Airfield · Mountain View, United States
- SEA — Seattle Tacoma International Airport · Seattle, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near NUQ
Near SEA
- RNT · Renton Municipal Airport5 mi away
- BFI · Boeing Field King County International Airport6 mi away
- TIW · Tacoma Narrows Airport18 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport21 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NUQ from SEA?
The flight distance from Mountain View (NUQ) to Seattle (SEA) is 693 miles (1,116 km, 602 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NUQ to SEA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 58m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NUQ to SEA?
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