# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Kos Island (KGS)

> 8,970 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,970 km / 5,574 mi / 4,844 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Greece
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 00:48 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 18:48 in Kos Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 330 ft (KGS 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

### [Kos Airport (KGS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgs-kos-island-kos-airport/1ef266df-4e1b-61de-aafe-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kos Island, Greece
- ICAO: LGKO
- Timezone: Europe/Athens
- Coordinates: 36.790000, 27.090000
- Elevation: 412 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 00:48 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 18:48 in Kos Island.
With a 6-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)
- [Kos Airport (KGS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgs-kos-island-kos-airport/1ef266df-4e1b-61de-aafe-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)