# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Ranchi (IXR)

> 5,566 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,566 km / 3,458 mi / 3,005 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 266° (west)
- **Return heading**: 53° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → India
- **Time difference**: -3.5h (When it's 06:31 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 03:01 in Ranchi)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,066 ft (IXR 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

### [Birsa Munda Airport (IXR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ixr-ranchi-birsa-munda-airport/1ef266df-f0af-61ac-97f9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ranchi, India
- ICAO: VERC
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 23.310000, 85.320000
- Elevation: 2,148 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 06:31 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 03:01 in Ranchi.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [New Chitose Airport (CTS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cts-chitose-tomakomai-new-chitose-airport/1ef266df-8b65-6cba-bb84-06bb2780ed98)
- [Birsa Munda Airport (IXR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ixr-ranchi-birsa-munda-airport/1ef266df-f0af-61ac-97f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)