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HFT to CTS: distance & flight time
Hammerfest (Hammerfest Airport) → Sapporo (New Chitose Airport)
4,022 mi
6,473 km · 3,495 nm
8h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,022 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 21m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HFT — Hammerfest Airport · Hammerfest, Norway
- 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 HFT
- HAA · Hasvik Airport38 mi away
- ALF · Alta Airport49 mi away
- LKL · Banak Airport52 mi away
- HVG · Valan Airport57 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 HFT from CTS?
The flight distance from Hammerfest (HFT) to Sapporo (CTS) is 4,022 miles (6,473 km, 3,495 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HFT to CTS?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 21m 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 Hammerfest and Sapporo?
Sapporo is 7 hours ahead of Hammerfest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HFT to CTS?
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