# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Tshikapa (TSH)

> 12,986 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,986 km / 8,069 mi / 7,012 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 287° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 45° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → DR Congo
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 00:52 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 17:52 in Tshikapa)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,513 ft (TSH 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

### [Tshikapa Airport (TSH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tsh-tshikapa-tshikapa-airport/1ef266de-e576-68e0-b3c3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tshikapa, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZUK
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -6.440000, 20.790000
- Elevation: 1,595 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 00:52 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 17:52 in Tshikapa.
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)
- [Tshikapa Airport (TSH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tsh-tshikapa-tshikapa-airport/1ef266de-e576-68e0-b3c3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)