# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Plato (PLT)

> 13,096 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,096 km / 8,138 mi / 7,071 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 330° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 23:11 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 09:11 in Plato)
- **Elevation difference**: 13 ft (PLT 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

### [Plato Airport (PLT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/plt-plato-plato-airport/1ef266df-b5c6-6ff4-8f2a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Plato, Colombia
- ICAO: SKPL
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 9.800000, -74.780000
- Elevation: 69 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 23:11 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 09:11 in Plato.
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)
- [Plato Airport (PLT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/plt-plato-plato-airport/1ef266df-b5c6-6ff4-8f2a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)