# Distance from Harper (CPA) to Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS)

> 13,934 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,934 km / 8,658 mi / 7,524 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 27° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Liberia) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 18:57 in Harper, it's 03:57 in Chitose / Tomakomai)
- **Elevation difference**: 62 ft (CTS is higher than CPA)

## Airports

### [Cape Palmas Airport (CPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpa-harper-cape-palmas-airport/1ef266de-e823-63fe-adfc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Harper, Liberia
- ICAO: GLCP
- Timezone: Africa/Monrovia
- Coordinates: 4.380000, -7.700000
- Elevation: 20 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 18:57 in Harper, it's 03:57 in Chitose / Tomakomai.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cape Palmas Airport (CPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpa-harper-cape-palmas-airport/1ef266de-e823-63fe-adfc-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)