# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Porto Alegre (QNS)

> 18,188 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,188 km / 11,301 mi / 9,821 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 325° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 11:43 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 23:43 in Porto Alegre)
- **Elevation difference**: 56 ft (QNS 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

### [Canoas Airport (QNS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qns-porto-alegre-canoas-airport/1ef266df-9435-6fac-8a08-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Porto Alegre, Brazil
- ICAO: SBCO
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -29.950000, -51.140000
- Elevation: 26 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 11:43 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 23:43 in Porto Alegre.
With a 12-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)
- [Canoas Airport (QNS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qns-porto-alegre-canoas-airport/1ef266df-9435-6fac-8a08-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)