✈ AKL → SEA
14H 10M, 7,005 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.
Flight from Auckland to Seattle
From Auckland Airport (AKL), New Zealand Oceania → Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America
How long is the flight from Auckland to Seattle?
A nonstop flight from Auckland (AKL) to Seattle (SEA) takes about 14 hours 10 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,005 miles (11,274 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
14h 10m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,005 mi
11,274 km · great-circle
Avg speed
796 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Auckland timezone
UTC+12
Pacific/Auckland
Seattle timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-19h
19 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~13.3d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.