# Distance from Ataq Airport (AXK) to Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS)

> 9,302 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,302 km / 5,780 mi / 5,023 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 284° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Yemen) → Japan
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 04:35 in Ataq Airport, it's 10:35 in Chitose / Tomakomai)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,653 ft (CTS is lower than AXK)

## Airports

### [Ataq Airport (AXK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/axk-ataq-airport/1ef266df-849e-6fda-b2cb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ataq Airport, Yemen
- ICAO: OYAT
- Timezone: Asia/Aden
- Coordinates: 14.550000, 46.830000
- Elevation: 3,735 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 04:35 in Ataq Airport, it's 10:35 in Chitose / Tomakomai.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ataq Airport (AXK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/axk-ataq-airport/1ef266df-849e-6fda-b2cb-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)