# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Kabwum (KBM)

> 5,470 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,470 km / 3,399 mi / 2,954 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **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 10:45 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 11:45 in Kabwum)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,368 ft (KBM 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

### [Kabwum (KBM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbm-kabwum/1ef266de-9b6c-6966-be88-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kabwum, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYKB
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -6.160000, 147.190000
- Elevation: 4,450 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 10:45 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 11:45 in Kabwum.

## Related

- [New Chitose Airport (CTS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cts-chitose-tomakomai-new-chitose-airport/1ef266df-8b65-6cba-bb84-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kabwum (KBM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbm-kabwum/1ef266de-9b6c-6966-be88-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)