Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
CTS to ACJ: distance & flight time
Sapporo (New Chitose Airport) → Anuradhapura (Anuradhapura Air Force Base)
4,383 mi
7,053 km · 3,809 nm
9h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3.5h
time difference · heading west
See live CTS→ACJ fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
4,383 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 4m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CTS — New Chitose Airport · Sapporo, Japan
- ACJ — Anuradhapura Air Force Base · Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near CTS
- OKD · Okadama Airport28 mi away
- AKJ · Asahikawa Airport73 mi away
- OBO · Tokachi-Obihiro Airport77 mi away
- HKD · Hakodate Airport82 mi away
Near ACJ
- GIU · Sigiriya Air Force Base31 mi away
- HIM · Hingurakgoda Air Force Base42 mi away
- TRR · China Bay Airport54 mi away
- CMB · Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CTS from ACJ?
The flight distance from Sapporo (CTS) to Anuradhapura (ACJ) is 4,383 miles (7,053 km, 3,809 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CTS to ACJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 4m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Sapporo and Anuradhapura?
Anuradhapura is 3.5 hours behind Sapporo.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CTS to ACJ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CTS–ACJ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.