# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Montrose (MTJ)

> 8,578 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,578 km / 5,330 mi / 4,632 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 49° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 315° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 21:00 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 06:00 in Montrose)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,677 ft (MTJ 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

### [Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mtj-montrose-montrose-regional-airport/1ef266df-2c74-60b2-8d46-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Montrose, United States
- ICAO: KMTJ
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 38.510000, -107.890000
- Elevation: 5,759 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 21:00 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 06:00 in Montrose.
With a 15-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)
- [Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mtj-montrose-montrose-regional-airport/1ef266df-2c74-60b2-8d46-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)