# Distance from Buta Zega Airport (BZU) to Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS)

> 11,937 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,937 km / 7,417 mi / 6,446 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 291° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 15:30 in Buta Zega Airport, it's 22:30 in Chitose / Tomakomai)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,296 ft (CTS is lower than BZU)

## Airports

### [Buta Zega Airport (BZU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bzu-buta-zega-airport/1ef266de-e41d-6624-b10a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Buta Zega Airport, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZKJ
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: 2.820000, 24.790000
- Elevation: 1,378 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 15:30 in Buta Zega Airport, it's 22:30 in Chitose / Tomakomai.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Buta Zega Airport (BZU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bzu-buta-zega-airport/1ef266de-e41d-6624-b10a-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)