# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Garaina (GAR)

> 5,660 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,660 km / 3,517 mi / 3,056 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 173° (south)
- **Return heading**: 355° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 00:22 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 01:22 in Garaina)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,415 ft (GAR 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

### [Garaina Airport (GAR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gar-garaina-garaina-airport/1ef266de-9b40-662c-b940-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Garaina, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYGI
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -7.880000, 147.140000
- Elevation: 2,497 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 00:22 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 01:22 in Garaina.

## Related

- [New Chitose Airport (CTS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cts-chitose-tomakomai-new-chitose-airport/1ef266df-8b65-6cba-bb84-06bb2780ed98)
- [Garaina Airport (GAR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gar-garaina-garaina-airport/1ef266de-9b40-662c-b940-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)