# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Minden (MEV)

> 7,780 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,780 km / 4,834 mi / 4,201 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 55° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 16:38 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 00:38 in Minden)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,642 ft (MEV 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

### [Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mev-minden-minden-tahoe-airport/1ef266df-2a87-663c-8c98-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Minden, United States
- ICAO: KMEV
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 39.000000, -119.750000
- Elevation: 4,724 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 16:38 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 00:38 in Minden.
With a 16-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)
- [Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mev-minden-minden-tahoe-airport/1ef266df-2a87-663c-8c98-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)