# Distance from Bardera Airport (BSY) to Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS)

> 10,593 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,593 km / 6,582 mi / 5,720 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 278° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Somalia) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 15:03 in Bardera Airport, it's 21:03 in Chitose / Tomakomai)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,118 ft (CTS is lower than BSY)

## Airports

### [Bardera Airport (BSY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bsy-bardera-airport/1ef266de-ea96-6f46-9a29-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bardera Airport, Somalia
- ICAO: HCMD
- Timezone: Africa/Mogadishu
- Coordinates: 2.340000, 42.310000
- Elevation: 4,200 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 15:03 in Bardera Airport, it's 21:03 in Chitose / Tomakomai.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bardera Airport (BSY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bsy-bardera-airport/1ef266de-ea96-6f46-9a29-06bb2780ed98)
- [New Chitose Airport (CTS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cts-chitose-tomakomai-new-chitose-airport/1ef266df-8b65-6cba-bb84-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)