# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Lusanga (LUS)

> 13,016 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,016 km / 8,088 mi / 7,028 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 44° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → DR Congo
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 11:11 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 03:11 in Lusanga)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,283 ft (LUS 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

### [Lusanga Airport (LUS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lus-lusanga-lusanga-airport/1ef266de-e27c-6aae-8207-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lusanga, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZCE
- Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates: -4.800000, 18.720000
- Elevation: 1,365 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 11:11 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 03:11 in Lusanga.
With a 8-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)
- [Lusanga Airport (LUS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lus-lusanga-lusanga-airport/1ef266de-e27c-6aae-8207-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)