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CTS to SCN: distance & flight time
Sapporo (New Chitose Airport) → Saarbruecken (Saarbrücken Airport)
5,511 mi
8,870 km · 4,789 nm
11h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,511 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 16m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CTS — New Chitose Airport · Sapporo, Japan
- SCN — Saarbrücken Airport · Saarbruecken, Germany
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 SCN
- ZQW · Zweibrücken Airport13 mi away
- RMS · Ramstein Air Base27 mi away
- ETZ · Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport42 mi away
- MZM · Metz-Frescaty (BA 128) Air Base45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CTS from SCN?
The flight distance from Sapporo (CTS) to Saarbruecken (SCN) is 5,511 miles (8,870 km, 4,789 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CTS to SCN?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 16m 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 SCN?
Nonstop service on CTS–SCN 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 11h 16m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sapporo and Saarbruecken?
Saarbruecken is 8 hours behind Sapporo.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CTS to SCN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CTS–SCN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CTS to SCN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CTS–SCN 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.