# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Plainview (PVW)

> 9,308 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,308 km / 5,783 mi / 5,026 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 48° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 319° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 11:37 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 21:37 in Plainview)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,292 ft (PVW 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

### [Hale County Airport (PVW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pvw-plainview-hale-county-airport/1ef266df-3416-6b1c-9bd9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Plainview, United States
- ICAO: KPVW
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 34.170000, -101.720000
- Elevation: 3,374 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 11:37 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 21:37 in Plainview.
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)
- [Hale County Airport (PVW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pvw-plainview-hale-county-airport/1ef266df-3416-6b1c-9bd9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)