AirportsNew Chitose Airport is a large airport serving Sapporo, in Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CTS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CTS
- ICAO code
- RJCC
- City
- Sapporo
- State or region
- Hokkaidō Prefecture
- Country
- Japan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 42.7748° N, 141.6904° E
- Elevation
- 25 m (82 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CTS means New Chitose Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RJCC. ICAO codes that begin with R belong to East Asia, including Japan, Korea and the Philippines. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 42.7748° N, 141.6904° E. It stands 25 metres (82 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Sapporo, about 43 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Tokyo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
New Chitose Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 83 airports of Japan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01L/19R | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 01R/19L | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sapporo Okadama AirportSapporo | OKD | 46 km |
| Asahikawa AirportHigashikagura | AKJ | 117 km |
| Tokachi-Obihiro AirportObihiro | OBO | 125 km |
| Hakodate AirportHakodate | HKD | 133 km |
| Okushiri AirportOkushiri Island | OIR | 201 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,898 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,871 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,849 km | 9 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,918 km | 11 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,080 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,236 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,934 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 820 km | 1 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,585 km | 10 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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