# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Irece (IRE)

> 16,502 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,502 km / 10,254 mi / 8,911 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 7° (north)
- **Return heading**: 355° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 11:49 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 23:49 in Irece)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,479 ft (IRE 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

### [Irece Airport (IRE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ire-irece-irece-airport/1ef266df-bd17-6088-810e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Irece, Brazil
- ICAO: SNIC
- Timezone: America/Bahia
- Coordinates: -11.340000, -41.850000
- Elevation: 2,561 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 11:49 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 23:49 in Irece.
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)
- [Irece Airport (IRE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ire-irece-irece-airport/1ef266df-bd17-6088-810e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)