Distance from New York City to Seoul
The great-circle distance between New York City, United States and Seoul, South Korea is 11,052 km (6,868 mi · 5,968 nmi) — the shortest possible route over the Earth's surface, the path aircraft approximately follow.
The numbers
- Great-circle distance
- 11,052 km · 6,868 mi · 5,968 nmi
- Initial bearing New York City → Seoul
- 343° (NNW)
- Initial bearing Seoul → New York City
- 16° (NNE)
- Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
- ≈ 13 h 40 min
- Time zones
- New York City UTC-04:00 · Seoul UTC+09:00 (+13 h)
- Sunrise gap today
- 804 min — the sun rises later in New York City
Flight time is a cruise-speed approximation (no routing/wind); driving distance depends on roads and is typically 20–40% longer than great-circle.
The two cities
- New York City
- 40.7143, -74.0060
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 10:45 UTC / 22:53 UTC
- Seoul
- 37.5660, 126.9784
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 21:21 UTC / 09:30 UTC
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Distances here are straight-line (great-circle). Road routes typically run 1.2–1.4× longer — here's why, with the visual.