# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Ouesso Airport (OUE)

> 12,688 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,688 km / 7,884 mi / 6,851 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 297° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Congo
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 21:40 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 13:40 in Ouesso Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,076 ft (OUE 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

### [Ouesso Airport (OUE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oue-ouesso-airport/1ef266de-d6a8-69c6-af41-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ouesso Airport, Congo
- ICAO: FCOU
- Timezone: Africa/Brazzaville
- Coordinates: 1.620000, 16.040000
- Elevation: 1,158 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 21:40 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 13:40 in Ouesso Airport.
With a 8-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)
- [Ouesso Airport (OUE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oue-ouesso-airport/1ef266de-d6a8-69c6-af41-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)