# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Fort Saint John (YXJ)

> 6,591 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,591 km / 4,095 mi / 3,559 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 40° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 302° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 13:27 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 21:27 in Fort Saint John)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,198 ft (YXJ 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

### [Fort St John Airport (YXJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yxj-fort-saint-john-fort-st-john-airport/1ef266de-b3a8-6fe8-abfb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fort Saint John, Canada
- ICAO: CYXJ
- Timezone: America/Dawson_Creek
- Coordinates: 56.240000, -120.740000
- Elevation: 2,280 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 13:27 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 21:27 in Fort Saint John.
With a 16-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)
- [Fort St John Airport (YXJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yxj-fort-saint-john-fort-st-john-airport/1ef266de-b3a8-6fe8-abfb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)