# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Port St Johns (JOH)

> 14,043 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,043 km / 8,726 mi / 7,582 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 258° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 15:02 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 08:02 in Port St Johns)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,145 ft (JOH is higher than CTS)

## Airports

### [New Chitose Airport (CTS)](https://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

### [Port St Johns Airport (JOH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/joh-port-st-johns-port-st-johns-airport/1ef266de-d3e1-65f8-86ac-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Port St Johns, South Africa
- ICAO: FAPJ
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -31.610000, 29.520000
- Elevation: 1,227 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 15:02 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 08:02 in Port St Johns.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [New Chitose Airport (CTS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cts-chitose-tomakomai-new-chitose-airport/1ef266df-8b65-6cba-bb84-06bb2780ed98)
- [Port St Johns Airport (JOH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/joh-port-st-johns-port-st-johns-airport/1ef266de-d3e1-65f8-86ac-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)