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SEA to BIH: distance & flight time
Seattle (Seattle Tacoma International Airport) → Bishop (Eastern Sierra Regional Airport)
724 mi
1,166 km · 630 nm
2h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
724 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 2m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- SEA — Seattle Tacoma International Airport · Seattle, United States
- BIH — Eastern Sierra Regional Airport · Bishop, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near BIH
- MMH · Mammoth Yosemite Airport31 mi away
- TPH · Tonopah Airport84 mi away
- FAT · Fresno Yosemite International Airport85 mi away
- XSD · Tonopah Test Range Airport92 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SEA from BIH?
The flight distance from Seattle (SEA) to Bishop (BIH) is 724 miles (1,166 km, 630 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SEA to BIH?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 2m 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 SEA to BIH?
Nonstop service on SEA–BIH 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 2h 2m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SEA to BIH?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SEA–BIH that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SEA to BIH fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SEA–BIH 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.