# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Thule (THU)

> 6,575 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,575 km / 4,086 mi / 3,550 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 8° (north)
- **Return heading**: 334° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Greenland
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 09:21 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 21:21 in Thule)
- **Elevation difference**: 169 ft (THU 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

### [Thule Air Base (THU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thu-thule-thule-air-base/1ef266de-9d43-6cd0-a70a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Thule, Greenland
- ICAO: BGTL
- Timezone: America/Thule
- Coordinates: 76.530000, -68.700000
- Elevation: 251 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 09:21 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 21:21 in Thule.
With a 12-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)
- [Thule Air Base (THU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thu-thule-thule-air-base/1ef266de-9d43-6cd0-a70a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)