# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Minneapolis (MIC)

> 8,831 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,831 km / 5,487 mi / 4,768 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 36° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 02:20 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 12:20 in Minneapolis)
- **Elevation difference**: 787 ft (MIC 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

### [Crystal Airport (MIC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mic-minneapolis-crystal-airport/1ef266df-2af5-62b8-a96d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Minneapolis, United States
- ICAO: KMIC
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 45.060000, -93.350000
- Elevation: 869 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 02:20 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 12:20 in Minneapolis.
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)
- [Crystal Airport (MIC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mic-minneapolis-crystal-airport/1ef266df-2af5-62b8-a96d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)