# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Mexicali (MXL)

> 8,552 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,552 km / 5,314 mi / 4,618 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 313° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 15:48 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 23:48 in Mexicali)
- **Elevation difference**: 8 ft (MXL is lower 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

### [General Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada International Airport (MXL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mxl-mexicali-general-rodolfo-sanchez-taboada-international-airport/1ef266df-61c4-6816-ad52-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mexicali, Mexico
- ICAO: MMML
- Timezone: America/Tijuana
- Coordinates: 32.630000, -115.240000
- Elevation: 74 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 15:48 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 23:48 in Mexicali.
With a 16-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)
- [General Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada International Airport (MXL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mxl-mexicali-general-rodolfo-sanchez-taboada-international-airport/1ef266df-61c4-6816-ad52-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)