✈ SEA → JFK

SEATTLE → NEW YORK IN 5H 23M. PACK SNACKS. PACK PATIENCE.

Flight time
5h 23m
Distance
2,415 mi
Or
3,887 km
Jet lag
3h

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.

✈ Flight 575 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 665 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 159 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.