# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Mutare Airport (UTA)

> 12,965 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,965 km / 8,056 mi / 7,001 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 268° (west)
- **Return heading**: 51° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Zimbabwe
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 16:19 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 09:19 in Mutare Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,328 ft (UTA 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

### [Mutare Airport (UTA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uta-mutare-airport/1ef266de-df4b-6952-8d9d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mutare Airport, Zimbabwe
- ICAO: FVMU
- Timezone: Africa/Harare
- Coordinates: -19.000000, 32.630000
- Elevation: 3,410 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 16:19 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 09:19 in Mutare Airport.
With a 7-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)
- [Mutare Airport (UTA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uta-mutare-airport/1ef266de-df4b-6952-8d9d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)