# Distance from Changuinola (CHX) to Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS)

> 12,680 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,680 km / 7,879 mi / 6,847 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 326° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 49° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 14:51 in Changuinola, it's 04:51 in Chitose / Tomakomai)
- **Elevation difference**: 63 ft (CTS is higher than CHX)

## Airports

### [Cap Manuel Nino International Airport (CHX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/chx-changuinola-cap-manuel-nino-international-airport/1ef266df-64e3-6c22-bd9e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Changuinola, Panama
- ICAO: MPCH
- Timezone: America/Panama
- Coordinates: 9.460000, -82.520000
- Elevation: 19 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 14:51 in Changuinola, it's 04:51 in Chitose / Tomakomai.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cap Manuel Nino International Airport (CHX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/chx-changuinola-cap-manuel-nino-international-airport/1ef266df-64e3-6c22-bd9e-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)