# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Antartica (UGL)

> 15,512 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,512 km / 9,639 mi / 8,376 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 169° (south)
- **Return heading**: 233° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → AQ
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 09:30 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 21:30 in Antartica)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,379 ft (UGL 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

### [Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway (UGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ugl-antartica-union-glacier-blue-ice-runway/1ef266df-9a5d-6164-a570-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Antartica, AQ
- ICAO: SCGC
- Timezone: Antarctica/Palmer
- Coordinates: -79.780000, -83.320000
- Elevation: 2,461 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 09:30 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 21:30 in Antartica.
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)
- [Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway (UGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ugl-antartica-union-glacier-blue-ice-runway/1ef266df-9a5d-6164-a570-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)