# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Estherville (EST)

> 8,906 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,906 km / 5,534 mi / 4,809 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 38° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 12:02 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 22:02 in Estherville)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,237 ft (EST 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

### [Estherville Municipal Airport (EST)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/est-estherville-estherville-municipal-airport/1ef266df-1a46-65ca-b445-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Estherville, United States
- ICAO: KEST
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 43.410000, -94.750000
- Elevation: 1,319 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 12:02 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 22:02 in Estherville.
With a 14-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)
- [Estherville Municipal Airport (EST)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/est-estherville-estherville-municipal-airport/1ef266df-1a46-65ca-b445-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)