# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Sodankyla (SOT)

> 6,617 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,617 km / 4,112 mi / 3,573 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 336° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 50° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Finland
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 12:09 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 06:09 in Sodankyla)
- **Elevation difference**: 520 ft (SOT 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

### [Sodankyla Airport (SOT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sot-sodankyla-sodankyla-airport/1ef266de-c232-6460-a916-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sodankyla, Finland
- ICAO: EFSO
- Timezone: Europe/Helsinki
- Coordinates: 67.390000, 26.620000
- Elevation: 602 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 12:09 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 06:09 in Sodankyla.
With a 6-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)
- [Sodankyla Airport (SOT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sot-sodankyla-sodankyla-airport/1ef266de-c232-6460-a916-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)