# Distance from Arba Minch Airport (AMH) to Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS)

> 10,686 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,686 km / 6,640 mi / 5,770 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 284° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 14:35 in Arba Minch Airport, it's 20:35 in Chitose / Tomakomai)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,819 ft (CTS is lower than AMH)

## Airports

### [Arba Minch Airport (AMH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/amh-arba-minch-airport/1ef266de-e9d6-623c-ba85-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Arba Minch Airport, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAAM
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 6.040000, 37.590000
- Elevation: 3,901 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 14:35 in Arba Minch Airport, it's 20:35 in Chitose / Tomakomai.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Arba Minch Airport (AMH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/amh-arba-minch-airport/1ef266de-e9d6-623c-ba85-06bb2780ed98)
- [New Chitose Airport (CTS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cts-chitose-tomakomai-new-chitose-airport/1ef266df-8b65-6cba-bb84-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)