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OLM to SEA: distance & flight time
Olympia (Olympia Regional Airport) → Seattle (Seattle Tacoma International Airport)
43 mi
70 km · 38 nm
35m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
43 miles nonstop takes roughly 35m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- OLM — Olympia Regional Airport · Olympia, 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 OLM
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport43 mi away
- GRF · Gray Army Air Field17 mi away
- CLS · Chehalis Centralia Airport21 mi away
- SHN · Sanderson Field22 mi away
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 OLM from SEA?
The flight distance from Olympia (OLM) to Seattle (SEA) is 43 miles (70 km, 38 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OLM to SEA?
A nonstop flight takes about 35m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from OLM to SEA?
Nonstop service on OLM–SEA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 35m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OLM to SEA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on OLM–SEA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some OLM to SEA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain OLM–SEA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.