# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Selebi Phikwe Airport (PKW)

> 13,568 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,568 km / 8,431 mi / 7,326 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 269° (west)
- **Return heading**: 52° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Botswana
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 12:38 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 05:38 in Selebi Phikwe Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,843 ft (PKW 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

### [Selebi Phikwe Airport (PKW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pkw-selebi-phikwe-airport/1ef266de-d5f6-665e-84b8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Selebi Phikwe Airport, Botswana
- ICAO: FBSP
- Timezone: Africa/Gaborone
- Coordinates: -22.060000, 27.830000
- Elevation: 2,925 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 12:38 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 05:38 in Selebi Phikwe Airport.
With a 7-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)
- [Selebi Phikwe Airport (PKW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pkw-selebi-phikwe-airport/1ef266de-d5f6-665e-84b8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)