# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Ellensburg (ELN)

> 7,181 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,181 km / 4,462 mi / 3,877 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 48° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 306° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 15:11 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 23:11 in Ellensburg)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,681 ft (ELN is higher than CTS)

## Airports

### [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

### [Bowers Field (ELN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/eln-ellensburg-bowers-field/1ef266df-19d3-6570-9cab-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ellensburg, United States
- ICAO: KELN
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 47.030000, -120.530000
- Elevation: 1,763 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 15:11 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 23:11 in Ellensburg.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [New Chitose Airport (CTS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cts-chitose-tomakomai-new-chitose-airport/1ef266df-8b65-6cba-bb84-06bb2780ed98)
- [Bowers Field (ELN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/eln-ellensburg-bowers-field/1ef266df-19d3-6570-9cab-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)