# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Albrook (PAC)

> 12,904 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,904 km / 8,018 mi / 6,968 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 327° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 20:00 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 06:00 in Albrook)
- **Elevation difference**: 51 ft (PAC 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

### [Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pac-albrook-marcos-a-gelabert-international-airport/1ef266df-64fa-6e68-95f0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Albrook, Panama
- ICAO: MPMG
- Timezone: America/Panama
- Coordinates: 8.970000, -79.560000
- Elevation: 31 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 20:00 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 06:00 in Albrook.
With a 14-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)
- [Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pac-albrook-marcos-a-gelabert-international-airport/1ef266df-64fa-6e68-95f0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)