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SEA to WDS: distance & flight time
Seattle (Seattle Tacoma International Airport) → Shiyan (Shiyan Wudangshan Airport)
5,998 mi
9,653 km · 5,212 nm
12h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,998 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 14m 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
- WDS — Shiyan Wudangshan Airport · Shiyan, 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 WDS
- LHK · Guangzhou MR Air Base48 mi away
- HPG · Shennongjia Hongping Airport75 mi away
- XFN · Xiangyang Liuji Airport86 mi away
- NNY · Nanyang Jiangying Airport103 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SEA from WDS?
The flight distance from Seattle (SEA) to Shiyan (WDS) is 5,998 miles (9,653 km, 5,212 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SEA to WDS?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 14m 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 WDS?
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