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YXH to SEA: distance & flight time
Medicine Hat (Medicine Hat Airport) → Seattle (Seattle Tacoma International Airport)
556 mi
896 km · 484 nm
1h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
556 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 41m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YXH — Medicine Hat Airport · Medicine Hat, Canada
- 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 YXH
- YSD · Suffield Heliport27 mi away
- YQL · Lethbridge County Airport96 mi away
- HVR · Havre City County Airport111 mi away
- YKY · Kindersley Airport123 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 YXH from SEA?
The flight distance from Medicine Hat (YXH) to Seattle (SEA) is 556 miles (896 km, 484 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YXH to SEA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 41m 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 YXH to SEA?
Nonstop service on YXH–SEA 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 1h 41m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Medicine Hat and Seattle?
Seattle is 1 hour behind Medicine Hat.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YXH to SEA?
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