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SEA to KWL: distance & flight time
Seattle (Seattle Tacoma International Airport) → Guilin (Guilin Liangjiang International Airport)
6,455 mi
10,389 km · 5,610 nm
13h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,455 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 7m 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
- KWL — Guilin Liangjiang International Airport · Guilin, 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 KWL
- LZH · Liuzhou Bailian Airport81 mi away
- HZH · Liping Airport94 mi away
- WGN · Shaoyang Wugang Airport116 mi away
- LLF · Lingling Airport125 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SEA from KWL?
The flight distance from Seattle (SEA) to Guilin (KWL) is 6,455 miles (10,389 km, 5,610 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SEA to KWL?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 7m 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 Guilin?
Guilin is 15 hours ahead of Seattle.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SEA to KWL?
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