# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Queenstown Airport (UEE)

> 9,444 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,444 km / 5,868 mi / 5,099 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 177° (south)
- **Return heading**: 357° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 20:27 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 21:27 in Queenstown Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 182 ft (UEE 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

### [Queenstown Airport (UEE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uee-queenstown-airport/1ef266e0-17b5-609e-95c8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Queenstown Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YQNS
- Timezone: Australia/Hobart
- Coordinates: -42.080000, 145.530000
- Elevation: 264 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 20:27 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 21:27 in Queenstown Airport.

## Related

- [New Chitose Airport (CTS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cts-chitose-tomakomai-new-chitose-airport/1ef266df-8b65-6cba-bb84-06bb2780ed98)
- [Queenstown Airport (UEE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uee-queenstown-airport/1ef266e0-17b5-609e-95c8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)