# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Rurutu Airport (RUR)

> 9,966 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,966 km / 6,193 mi / 5,381 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 122° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 318° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -19h (When it's 23:36 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 04:36 in Rurutu Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 64 ft (RUR 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

### [Rurutu Airport (RUR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rur-rurutu-airport/1ef266df-7324-6f84-b1a5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rurutu Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTAR
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -22.430000, -151.360000
- Elevation: 18 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 23:36 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 04:36 in Rurutu Airport.
With a 19-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)
- [Rurutu Airport (RUR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rur-rurutu-airport/1ef266df-7324-6f84-b1a5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)