# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Bale/Mulhouse (MLH)

> 9,006 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,006 km / 5,596 mi / 4,863 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 331° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 32° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Switzerland
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 13:30 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 06:30 in Bale/Mulhouse)
- **Elevation difference**: 803 ft (MLH 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

### [EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (MLH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlh-balemulhouse-euroairport-basel-mulhouse-freiburg-airport/1ef266df-57ed-6428-99e1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bale/Mulhouse, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSZM
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 47.590000, 7.530000
- Elevation: 885 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 13:30 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 06:30 in Bale/Mulhouse.
With a 7-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)
- [EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (MLH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlh-balemulhouse-euroairport-basel-mulhouse-freiburg-airport/1ef266df-57ed-6428-99e1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)