- Great circle
- 1,537 km
- 955 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 2h 25m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 47.4°N
- at 100% along
- One lap of Earth
- 3.8%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 219th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Los Angeles the path crosses the United States.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 47.4°N, 100% of the way along.
Holding a single compass bearing the whole way would cover almost exactly the same ground, so on this route the flat map and the globe agree.
The heading barely moves: north out of Los Angeles, north into Seattle. Over this distance the curve has too little room to bend the compass.
LAX
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States · North America
33.9°N, 118.4°W
SEA
Seattle–Tacoma
Seattle, United States · North America
47.4°N, 122.3°W
Los Angeles to Seattle, asked and answered
- How far is Los Angeles to Seattle?
- Los Angeles to Seattle (LAX to SEA) is 1,537 km, or 955 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Seattle?
- About 2h 25m in the air. That is an estimate from the distance at a typical airliner block speed, plus half an hour for taxi, climb and descent; published schedules vary with winds and routing.
- What route does a Los Angeles to Seattle flight take?
- The great circle passes over the United States. It reaches 47.4°N at its furthest from the equator.
Where these numbers come from
Distances are computed from the two airports’ own coordinates, not looked up from published routes. Times are estimates, not schedules.
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