# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Laurel (LUL)

> 10,248 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,248 km / 6,368 mi / 5,533 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 325° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 01:37 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 11:37 in Laurel)
- **Elevation difference**: 156 ft (LUL 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

### [Hesler-Noble Field (LUL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lul-laurel-hesler-noble-field/1ef266df-285f-6814-9781-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Laurel, United States
- ICAO: KLUL
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 31.670000, -89.170000
- Elevation: 238 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 01:37 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 11:37 in Laurel.
With a 14-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)
- [Hesler-Noble Field (LUL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lul-laurel-hesler-noble-field/1ef266df-285f-6814-9781-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)