# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Kalemie Airport (FMI)

> 12,274 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,274 km / 7,627 mi / 6,627 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 281° (west)
- **Return heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → DR Congo
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 09:16 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 02:16 in Kalemie Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,487 ft (FMI 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

### [Kalemie Airport (FMI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fmi-kalemie-airport/1ef266de-e501-6dc4-b675-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kalemie Airport, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZRF
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -5.880000, 29.250000
- Elevation: 2,569 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 09:16 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 02:16 in Kalemie Airport.
With a 7-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)
- [Kalemie Airport (FMI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fmi-kalemie-airport/1ef266de-e501-6dc4-b675-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)