# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Tchien (THC)

> 13,790 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,790 km / 8,569 mi / 7,446 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 323° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 26° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Liberia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 06:20 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 21:20 in Tchien)
- **Elevation difference**: 708 ft (THC 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

### [Tchien Airport (THC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thc-tchien-tchien-airport/1ef266de-e842-6330-a35d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tchien, Liberia
- ICAO: GLTN
- Timezone: Africa/Monrovia
- Coordinates: 6.050000, -8.140000
- Elevation: 790 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 06:20 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 21:20 in Tchien.
With a 9-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)
- [Tchien Airport (THC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thc-tchien-tchien-airport/1ef266de-e842-6330-a35d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)