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SEA to YCD: distance & flight time
Seattle (Seattle Tacoma International Airport) → Nanaimo (Nanaimo Airport)
132 mi
213 km · 115 nm
49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
132 miles nonstop takes roughly 49m 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
- YCD — Nanaimo Airport · Nanaimo, Canada
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 YCD
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport32 mi away
- ZNA · Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport10 mi away
- YGG · Ganges Seaplane Base22 mi away
- YYJ · Victoria International Airport35 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SEA from YCD?
The flight distance from Seattle (SEA) to Nanaimo (YCD) is 132 miles (213 km, 115 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SEA to YCD?
A nonstop flight takes about 49m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SEA to YCD?
Nonstop service on SEA–YCD depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 49m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SEA to YCD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SEA–YCD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SEA to YCD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SEA–YCD tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.