# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Wheeling (HLG)

> 9,856 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,856 km / 6,125 mi / 5,322 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 31° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 330° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 10:29 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 21:29 in Wheeling)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,112 ft (HLG 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

### [Wheeling Ohio County Airport (HLG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hlg-wheeling-wheeling-ohio-county-airport/1ef266df-20d3-67d0-97f2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wheeling, United States
- ICAO: KHLG
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 40.180000, -80.650000
- Elevation: 1,194 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 10:29 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 21:29 in Wheeling.
With a 13-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)
- [Wheeling Ohio County Airport (HLG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hlg-wheeling-wheeling-ohio-county-airport/1ef266df-20d3-67d0-97f2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)