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CTS to PMR: distance & flight time
Sapporo (New Chitose Airport) → Palmerston North (Palmerston North Airport)
6,120 mi
9,849 km · 5,318 nm
12h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
+4h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
6,120 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 28m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CTS — New Chitose Airport · Sapporo, Japan
- PMR — Palmerston North Airport · Palmerston North, New Zealand
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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 PMR
- OHA · RNZAF Base Ohakea14 mi away
- WAG · Wanganui Airport40 mi away
- MRO · Hood Airport45 mi away
- PPQ · Paraparaumu Airport52 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CTS from PMR?
The flight distance from Sapporo (CTS) to Palmerston North (PMR) is 6,120 miles (9,849 km, 5,318 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CTS to PMR?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 28m 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 PMR?
Nonstop service on CTS–PMR 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 12h 28m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sapporo and Palmerston North?
Palmerston North is 4 hours ahead of Sapporo.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CTS to PMR?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CTS–PMR that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CTS to PMR fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CTS–PMR 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.