Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SEA to KUA: distance & flight time
Seattle (Seattle Tacoma International Airport) → Kuantan (Kuantan Airport)
7,953 mi
12,799 km · 6,911 nm
16h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading northwest
See live SEA→KUA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
7,953 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 4m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SEA — Seattle Tacoma International Airport · Seattle, United States
- KUA — Kuantan Airport · Kuantan, Malaysia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 KUA
- KTE · Kerteh Airport55 mi away
- TOD · Pulau Tioman Airport93 mi away
- TGG · Sultan Mahmud Airport111 mi away
- SZB · Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport123 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SEA from KUA?
The flight distance from Seattle (SEA) to Kuantan (KUA) is 7,953 miles (12,799 km, 6,911 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SEA to KUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 4m 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 time difference between Seattle and Kuantan?
Kuantan is 15 hours ahead of Seattle.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SEA to KUA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SEA–KUA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.