✈ AUH → SEA
15H 3M FROM ABU DHABI TO SEATTLE. THIS IS NOT TRAVEL. THIS IS ENDURANCE.
Flight from Abu Dhabi to Seattle
From Abu Dhabi International (AUH), UAE Middle East → Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America
How long is the flight from Abu Dhabi to Seattle?
A nonstop flight from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Seattle (SEA) 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
Abu Dhabi timezone
UTC+4
Asia/Dubai
Seattle timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-11h
11 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~7.7d
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.