# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Kansas City (MKC)

> 9,290 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,290 km / 5,772 mi / 5,016 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 40° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 14:35 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 00:35 in Kansas City)
- **Elevation difference**: 675 ft (MKC 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

### [Charles B Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mkc-kansas-city-charles-b-wheeler-downtown-airport/1ef266df-2b21-6fca-b983-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kansas City, United States
- ICAO: KMKC
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 39.120000, -94.590000
- Elevation: 757 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 14:35 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 00:35 in Kansas City.
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)
- [Charles B Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mkc-kansas-city-charles-b-wheeler-downtown-airport/1ef266df-2b21-6fca-b983-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)