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SEA Seattle ⇄ ANC Anchorage

Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (United States) and Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (United States): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance2,326 km1,445 mi1,256 nautical miles
SEA → ANC3 h 50 minestimated block time
ANC → SEA3 h 35 minestimated block time
Clock change−1 hAnchorage vs Seattle, today
Great-circle route from Seattle (SEA) to Anchorage (ANC)SEASeattleANCAnchorage
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

SEA → ANC

3 h 50 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 321° (NW).

Leave Seattle Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Anchorage Sat 7 Nov, 12:50 local.

ANC → SEA

3 h 35 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 118° (ESE).

Leave Anchorage Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Seattle Sat 7 Nov, 14:35 local.

ANC-bound flights are the slower direction by about 20 minutes in our estimate: the route runs partly east–west through latitudes where the prevailing westerly winds at cruise height are strong, so heading east rides a tailwind and heading west fights a headwind. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance2,326 km · 1,445 mi · 1,256 nmi
Initial heading321° (NW) from SEA; 118° (ESE) from ANC
Farthest from the equator61.2°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip12% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

SEAAmerica/Los_Angeles — UTC−7 now; UTC−8 standard time, UTC−7 during daylight saving time
ANCAmerica/Anchorage — UTC−8 now; UTC−9 standard time, UTC−8 during daylight saving time
DifferenceAnchorage is 1 hour behind Seattle today.

Jet lag, flying SEA → ANC. Your body clock has to move 1 hour later, like a westward trip. A shift this small rarely causes much jet lag; most people feel normal within a day or so. Flying the other way, the shift is reversed.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

SEA Seattle–Tacoma International AirportSeattle, United States · longest runway 11,901 ft3,627 m ANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International AirportAnchorage, United States · longest runway 12,400 ft3,780 m

More routes from SEA and ANC

SFOSEA San Francisco – Seattle 1,093 km679 mi · 2 h 20 min SEADEN Seattle – Denver 1,645 km1,022 mi · 2 h 45 min JFKSEA New York – Seattle 3,887 km2,415 mi · 5 h 55 min SEALHR Seattle – London 7,702 km4,786 mi · 9 h 25 min SEAAMS Seattle – Amsterdam 7,840 km4,872 mi · 9 h 40 min SINSEA Singapore – Seattle 12,979 km8,065 mi · 15 h HNLANC Honolulu – Anchorage 4,475 km2,781 mi · 6 h 05 min

Routes of a similar length

ORDCUN Chicago – Cancún 2,330 km1,448 mi · 3 h 40 min ORDPHX Chicago – Phoenix 2,313 km1,437 mi · 3 h 55 min MEXTIJ Mexico City – Tijuana 2,301 km1,430 mi · 3 h 50 min BNEAKL Brisbane – Auckland 2,295 km1,426 mi · 3 h 30 min

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).