# Distance from Arorae Island (AIS) to Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS)

> 6,153 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,153 km / 3,823 mi / 3,322 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 329° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 136° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kiribati) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 14:00 in Arorae Island, it's 11:00 in Chitose / Tomakomai)
- **Elevation difference**: 82 ft (CTS is higher than AIS)

## Airports

### [Arorae Island Airport (AIS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ais-arorae-island-arorae-island-airport/1ef266df-70b0-6eba-b159-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Arorae Island, Kiribati
- ICAO: NGTR
- Timezone: Pacific/Tarawa
- Coordinates: -2.620000, 176.800000
- Elevation: 0 ft

### [New Chitose Airport (CTS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cts-chitose-tomakomai-new-chitose-airport/1ef266df-8b65-6cba-bb84-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chitose / Tomakomai, Japan
- ICAO: RJCC
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 42.780000, 141.690000
- Elevation: 82 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 14:00 in Arorae Island, it's 11:00 in Chitose / Tomakomai.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Arorae Island Airport (AIS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ais-arorae-island-arorae-island-airport/1ef266df-70b0-6eba-b159-06bb2780ed98)
- [New Chitose Airport (CTS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cts-chitose-tomakomai-new-chitose-airport/1ef266df-8b65-6cba-bb84-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)