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LAP to CTS: distance & flight time
La Paz (Manuel Márquez de León International Airport) → Sapporo (New Chitose Airport)
5,939 mi
9,558 km · 5,161 nm
12h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
+16h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,939 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 7m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LAP — Manuel Márquez de León International Airport · La Paz, Mexico
- 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 LAP
- SJD · Los Cabos International Airport75 mi away
- CUA · Ciudad Constitución Airport104 mi away
- LMM · Valle del Fuerte International Airport137 mi away
- LTO · Loreto International Airport146 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 LAP from CTS?
The flight distance from La Paz (LAP) to Sapporo (CTS) is 5,939 miles (9,558 km, 5,161 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAP to CTS?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 7m 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 LAP to CTS?
Nonstop service on LAP–CTS 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 7m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between La Paz and Sapporo?
Sapporo is 16 hours ahead of La Paz.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LAP to CTS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LAP–CTS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LAP to CTS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LAP–CTS 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.