# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Qaanaaq (NAQ)

> 6,472 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,472 km / 4,021 mi / 3,495 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 8° (north)
- **Return heading**: 334° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Greenland
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 06:04 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 18:04 in Qaanaaq)
- **Elevation difference**: 31 ft (NAQ is lower 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

### [Qaanaaq Airport (NAQ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/naq-qaanaaq-qaanaaq-airport/1ef266de-9d33-6286-8775-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Qaanaaq, Greenland
- ICAO: BGQQ
- Timezone: America/Thule
- Coordinates: 77.490000, -69.390000
- Elevation: 51 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 06:04 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 18:04 in Qaanaaq.
With a 12-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)
- [Qaanaaq Airport (NAQ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/naq-qaanaaq-qaanaaq-airport/1ef266de-9d33-6286-8775-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)