# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Upington (UTN)

> 14,516 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,516 km / 9,020 mi / 7,838 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 266° (west)
- **Return heading**: 56° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 12:13 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 05:13 in Upington)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,700 ft (UTN 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

### [Pierre Van Ryneveld Airport (UTN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/utn-upington-pierre-van-ryneveld-airport/1ef266de-d4fe-68a0-ad57-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Upington, South Africa
- ICAO: FAUP
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -28.400000, 21.260000
- Elevation: 2,782 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 12:13 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 05:13 in Upington.
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)
- [Pierre Van Ryneveld Airport (UTN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/utn-upington-pierre-van-ryneveld-airport/1ef266de-d4fe-68a0-ad57-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)