# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Liberia (LIR)

> 12,389 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,389 km / 7,698 mi / 6,689 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 51° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 325° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Costa Rica
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 18:30 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 03:30 in Liberia)
- **Elevation difference**: 188 ft (LIR 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

### [Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport (LIR)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lir-liberia-daniel-oduber-quiros-international-airport/1ef266df-65f9-654e-ae66-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Liberia, Costa Rica
- ICAO: MRLB
- Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
- Coordinates: 10.590000, -85.540000
- Elevation: 270 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 18:30 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 03:30 in Liberia.
With a 15-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)
- [Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport (LIR)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lir-liberia-daniel-oduber-quiros-international-airport/1ef266df-65f9-654e-ae66-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)