# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Rapid City (RCA)

> 8,406 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,406 km / 5,223 mi / 4,539 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 317° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 02:23 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 11:23 in Rapid City)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,194 ft (RCA 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

### [Ellsworth Afb Airport (RCA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rca-rapid-city-ellsworth-afb-airport/1ef266df-34a3-61a2-aab5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rapid City, United States
- ICAO: KRCA
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 44.150000, -103.100000
- Elevation: 3,276 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 02:23 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 11:23 in Rapid City.
With a 15-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)
- [Ellsworth Afb Airport (RCA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rca-rapid-city-ellsworth-afb-airport/1ef266df-34a3-61a2-aab5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)