# Distance from Arly (ARL) to Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS)

> 12,740 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,740 km / 7,916 mi / 6,879 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 31° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 316° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Burkina Faso) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 09:26 in Arly, it's 18:26 in Chitose / Tomakomai)
- **Elevation difference**: 679 ft (CTS is lower than ARL)

## Airports

### [Arly Airport (ARL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/arl-arly-arly-airport/1ef266de-b6c2-69cc-b9fa-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Arly, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFER
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 11.600000, 1.480000
- Elevation: 761 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 09:26 in Arly, it's 18:26 in Chitose / Tomakomai.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Arly Airport (ARL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/arl-arly-arly-airport/1ef266de-b6c2-69cc-b9fa-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)