# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Nukutavake (NUK)

> 10,637 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,637 km / 6,609 mi / 5,743 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 111° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -19h (When it's 21:27 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 02:27 in Nukutavake)
- **Elevation difference**: 65 ft (NUK 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

### [Nukutavake Airport (NUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nuk-nukutavake-nukutavake-airport/1ef266df-7382-622e-859e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nukutavake, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGW
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -19.290000, -138.770000
- Elevation: 17 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 21:27 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 02:27 in Nukutavake.
With a 19-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)
- [Nukutavake Airport (NUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nuk-nukutavake-nukutavake-airport/1ef266df-7382-622e-859e-06bb2780ed98)
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