# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to La Esperanza (LEZ)

> 11,888 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,888 km / 7,387 mi / 6,419 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 51° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 324° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Honduras
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 05:26 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 14:26 in La Esperanza)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,393 ft (LEZ 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

### [La Esperanza Airport (LEZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lez-la-esperanza-la-esperanza-airport/1ef266df-5e0e-6df2-8b81-06bb2780ed98)

- City: La Esperanza, Honduras
- ICAO: MHLE
- Timezone: America/Tegucigalpa
- Coordinates: 14.290000, -88.170000
- Elevation: 5,475 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 05:26 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 14:26 in La Esperanza.
With a 15-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)
- [La Esperanza Airport (LEZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lez-la-esperanza-la-esperanza-airport/1ef266df-5e0e-6df2-8b81-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)