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TIW to SEA: distance & flight time
Tacoma (Tacoma Narrows Airport) → Seattle (Seattle Tacoma International Airport)
18 mi
29 km · 15 nm
31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
18 miles nonstop takes roughly 31m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- TIW — Tacoma Narrows Airport · Tacoma, United States
- SEA — Seattle Tacoma International Airport · Seattle, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is TIW from SEA?
The flight distance from Tacoma (TIW) to Seattle (SEA) is 18 miles (29 km, 15 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TIW to SEA?
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 TIW to SEA?
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