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SEA to TIW: distance & flight time
Seattle (Seattle Tacoma International Airport) → Tacoma (Tacoma Narrows Airport)
18 mi
29 km · 15 nm
31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
18 miles nonstop takes roughly 31m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- TIW — Tacoma Narrows Airport · Tacoma, 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 TIW
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport18 mi away
- TCM · McChord Air Force Base10 mi away
- GRF · Gray Army Air Field13 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport18 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SEA from TIW?
The flight distance from Seattle (SEA) to Tacoma (TIW) is 18 miles (29 km, 15 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SEA to TIW?
A nonstop flight takes about 31m 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 TIW?
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