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ELG to CTS: distance & flight time
El Golea (El Golea Airport) → Sapporo (New Chitose Airport)
6,736 mi
10,840 km · 5,853 nm
13h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,736 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 40m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ELG — El Golea Airport · El Golea, Algeria
- CTS — New Chitose Airport · Sapporo, Japan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ELG
- GHA · Noumérat - Moufdi Zakaria Airport137 mi away
Near CTS
- OKD · Okadama Airport28 mi away
- AKJ · Asahikawa Airport73 mi away
- OBO · Tokachi-Obihiro Airport77 mi away
- HKD · Hakodate Airport82 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ELG from CTS?
The flight distance from El Golea (ELG) to Sapporo (CTS) is 6,736 miles (10,840 km, 5,853 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ELG to CTS?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 40m 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 El Golea and Sapporo?
Sapporo is 8 hours ahead of El Golea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ELG to CTS?
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