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SEA to JIC: distance & flight time
Seattle (Seattle Tacoma International Airport) → Jinchuan (Jinchuan Airport)
5,890 mi
9,480 km · 5,119 nm
12h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,890 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 1m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- JIC — Jinchuan Airport · Jinchuan, China
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 JIC
- RHT · Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport64 mi away
- YZY · Zhangye Ganzhou Airport92 mi away
- XNN · Xining Caojiabu Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SEA from JIC?
The flight distance from Seattle (SEA) to Jinchuan (JIC) is 5,890 miles (9,480 km, 5,119 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SEA to JIC?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 1m 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 SEA to JIC?
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