✈ SEA → AUH
15H 3M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.
Flight from Seattle to Abu Dhabi
From Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America → Abu Dhabi International (AUH), UAE Middle East
How long is the flight from Seattle to Abu Dhabi?
A nonstop flight from Seattle (SEA) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) takes about 15 hours 3 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,466 miles (12,016 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
15h 3m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,466 mi
12,016 km · great-circle
Avg speed
798 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Seattle timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Abu Dhabi timezone
UTC+4
Asia/Dubai
Time difference
+11h
11 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~11d
Eastward — worse
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.