# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Esquel (EQS)

> 17,356 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,356 km / 10,784 mi / 9,371 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 102° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 281° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Argentina
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 16:42 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 04:42 in Esquel)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,539 ft (EQS 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

### [Brigadier Antonio Parodi Airport (EQS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/eqs-esquel-brigadier-antonio-parodi-airport/1ef266df-92b1-6b9a-afbb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Esquel, Argentina
- ICAO: SAVE
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Catamarca
- Coordinates: -42.910000, -71.140000
- Elevation: 2,621 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 16:42 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 04:42 in Esquel.
With a 12-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)
- [Brigadier Antonio Parodi Airport (EQS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/eqs-esquel-brigadier-antonio-parodi-airport/1ef266df-92b1-6b9a-afbb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)