# Distance from Kota Kinabalu (BKI) to Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS)

> 4,809 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,809 km / 2,988 mi / 2,596 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 28° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 219° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Malaysia) → Japan
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 13:37 in Kota Kinabalu, it's 14:37 in Chitose / Tomakomai)
- **Elevation difference**: 72 ft (CTS is higher than BKI)

## Airports

### [Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bki-kota-kinabalu-kota-kinabalu-international-airport/1ef266df-fb83-6790-998f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
- ICAO: WBKK
- Timezone: Asia/Kuching
- Coordinates: 5.940000, 116.050000
- Elevation: 10 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 13:37 in Kota Kinabalu, it's 14:37 in Chitose / Tomakomai.

## Related

- [Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bki-kota-kinabalu-kota-kinabalu-international-airport/1ef266df-fb83-6790-998f-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)