# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Santa Barbara (SBA)

> 8,106 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,106 km / 5,037 mi / 4,377 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 311° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 00:42 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 08:42 in Santa Barbara)
- **Elevation difference**: 69 ft (SBA 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

### [Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sba-santa-barbara-santa-barbara-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3776-6154-bd44-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Santa Barbara, United States
- ICAO: KSBA
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 34.400000, -119.800000
- Elevation: 14 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 00:42 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 08:42 in Santa Barbara.
With a 16-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)
- [Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sba-santa-barbara-santa-barbara-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3776-6154-bd44-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)