# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Mbeya (MBI)

> 12,164 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,164 km / 7,558 mi / 6,568 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 276° (west)
- **Return heading**: 48° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Tanzania
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 18:25 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 12:25 in Mbeya)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,518 ft (MBI 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

### [Mbeya Airport (MBI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mbi-mbeya-mbeya-airport/1ef266de-eecb-603a-b9f8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mbeya, Tanzania
- ICAO: HTMB
- Timezone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Coordinates: -8.920000, 33.470000
- Elevation: 5,600 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 18:25 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 12:25 in Mbeya.
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)
- [Mbeya Airport (MBI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mbi-mbeya-mbeya-airport/1ef266de-eecb-603a-b9f8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)