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CTS to ADD: distance & flight time
Sapporo (New Chitose Airport) → Addis Ababa (Addis Ababa Bole International Airport)
6,439 mi
10,363 km · 5,596 nm
13h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
6,439 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 6m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CTS — New Chitose Airport · Sapporo, Japan
- ADD — Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near CTS
- OKD · Okadama Airport28 mi away
- AKJ · Asahikawa Airport73 mi away
- OBO · Tokachi-Obihiro Airport77 mi away
- HKD · Hakodate Airport82 mi away
Near ADD
- QHR · Harar Meda Airport23 mi away
- DBM · Debra Marcos Airport120 mi away
- MKS · Mekane Selam Airport121 mi away
- AWA · Awassa Airport134 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CTS from ADD?
The flight distance from Sapporo (CTS) to Addis Ababa (ADD) is 6,439 miles (10,363 km, 5,596 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CTS to ADD?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 6m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CTS to ADD?
Nonstop service on CTS–ADD depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 13h 6m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sapporo and Addis Ababa?
Addis Ababa is 6 hours behind Sapporo.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CTS to ADD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CTS–ADD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CTS to ADD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CTS–ADD tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.