# Distance from Bunia Airport (BUX) to Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS)

> 11,617 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,617 km / 7,218 mi / 6,273 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 45° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 286° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 04:01 in Bunia Airport, it's 11:01 in Chitose / Tomakomai)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,963 ft (CTS is lower than BUX)

## Airports

### [Bunia Airport (BUX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bux-bunia-airport/1ef266de-e407-6c66-96a7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bunia Airport, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZKA
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: 1.570000, 30.220000
- Elevation: 4,045 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 04:01 in Bunia Airport, it's 11:01 in Chitose / Tomakomai.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bunia Airport (BUX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bux-bunia-airport/1ef266de-e407-6c66-96a7-06bb2780ed98)
- [New Chitose Airport (CTS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cts-chitose-tomakomai-new-chitose-airport/1ef266df-8b65-6cba-bb84-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)