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SEA to NZJ: distance & flight time
Seattle (Seattle Tacoma International Airport) → Santa Ana (El Toro Marine Corps Air Station)
981 mi
1,579 km · 852 nm
2h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
981 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 36m 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
- NZJ — El Toro Marine Corps Air Station · Santa Ana, 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 NZJ
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport43 mi away
- SNA · John Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport8 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport20 mi away
- CNO · Chino Airport21 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SEA from NZJ?
The flight distance from Seattle (SEA) to Santa Ana (NZJ) is 981 miles (1,579 km, 852 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SEA to NZJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 36m 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 NZJ?
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