# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Mpacha (MPA)

> 13,557 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,557 km / 8,424 mi / 7,320 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 275° (west)
- **Return heading**: 50° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Namibia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 14:32 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 07:32 in Mpacha)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,062 ft (MPA 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

### [Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mpa-mpacha-katima-mulilo-airport/1ef266de-e116-64a8-9925-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mpacha, Namibia
- ICAO: FYKM
- Timezone: Africa/Windhoek
- Coordinates: -17.630000, 24.180000
- Elevation: 3,144 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 14:32 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 07:32 in Mpacha.
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)
- [Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mpa-mpacha-katima-mulilo-airport/1ef266de-e116-64a8-9925-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)