✈ SEA → JFK
SEATTLE → NEW YORK IN 5H 23M. PACK SNACKS. PACK PATIENCE.
Flight from Seattle to New York
From Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America → JFK (JFK), USA North America
How long is the flight from Seattle to New York?
A nonstop flight from Seattle (SEA) to New York (JFK) takes about 5 hours 23 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,415 miles (3,887 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
5h 23m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
2,415 mi
3,887 km · great-circle
Avg speed
723 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Seattle timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
+3h
3 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~3d
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.