# Distance from Denver (APA) to Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS)

> 8,676 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,676 km / 5,391 mi / 4,685 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 317° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +15h (When it's 00:01 in Denver, it's 15:01 in Chitose / Tomakomai)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,803 ft (CTS is lower than APA)

## Airports

### [Centennial Airport (APA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/apa-denver-centennial-airport/1ef266df-0e7a-6ab6-ae1b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Denver, United States
- ICAO: KAPA
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 39.570000, -104.850000
- Elevation: 5,885 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 00:01 in Denver, it's 15:01 in Chitose / Tomakomai.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Centennial Airport (APA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/apa-denver-centennial-airport/1ef266df-0e7a-6ab6-ae1b-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)