KIJ → CTSNiigata to Sapporo

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Direct flights from Niigata (KIJ) to Sapporo (CTS): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 94% of the last 32 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 32 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 579 km, an estimated 1 hour 15 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Niigata and Sapporo. Updated 5 November 2026 at 12:14 UTC.

Today, KIJ → CTS

Thu 5 Nov · local times
  1. 07:35 NH1857全日本空輸 Left 07:35 Landed 08:51 −9
  2. 11:50 JH614フジドリームエアラインズ Left 11:50 Landed 13:05
  3. 14:30 NH1859全日本空輸 Left 14:30 Landed 15:48 −7
  4. 15:45 JH616フジドリームエアラインズ Left 15:45 Landed 16:57 −3

Checked KIJ board 21:14 · CTS board 20:23

KIJ Niigata smooth · +0
CTS Sapporo smooth · +0
579 km · ~1h 15m est.
dep bank 07:35–14:3014x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 14x weekly · nonstop
94% on time

of the last 32 tracked KIJ → CTS flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −6 min. 0 of 32 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−6 minacross the last 32 arrivals
Flight time~1h 15mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 32

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
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All Nippon Airways

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
All Nippon AirwaysNH100% on time

Flights NH1857 07:35 daily · NH1859 14:30 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-05JH614dep +0 → arr+0
11-05JH616dep +0 → arr−3
11-05NH1857dep +0 → arr−9
11-05NH1859dep +0 → arr−7
11-04JH614dep +0 → arr−5
11-04JH616dep +0 → arr−1
11-04NH1857dep +0 → arr−8
11-04NH1859dep +0 → arr−4
11-03JH614dep +0 → arr−9
11-03JH616dep +0 → arr−5
11-03NH1857dep +0 → arr−8
11-03NH1859dep +0 → arr−8
11-02JH614dep +0 → arr−6
11-02JH616dep +0 → arr−12
11-02NH1857dep +0 → arr−11
11-02NH1859dep +0 → arr−7
11-01JH614dep +0 → arr+0
11-01JH616dep +0 → arr−6
11-01NH1857dep +0 → arr−10
11-01NH1859dep +0 → arr−11
10-31JH614dep +0 → arr−3
10-31JH616dep +0 → arr+1
10-31NH1857dep +0 → arr−4
10-31NH1859dep +0 → arr−20
10-30JH614dep +30 → arr+32
10-30JH616dep +20 → arr+18
10-30NH1857dep +0 → arr−6
10-30NH1859dep +0 → arr−13
10-29JH614dep +0 → arr−4
10-29JH616dep +0 → arr−7
10-29NH1857dep +0 → arr+0
10-29NH1859dep +5 → arr+7

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
KIJNiigata +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · 2 kt Full KIJ delay board →
CTSSapporo +0 min smooth 🌫 mostly cloudy · ESE 7 kt Full CTS delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at CTS: a 24% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +6 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Niigata to Sapporo route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop KIJ to CTS flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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KIJ to CTS questions

Is KIJ–CTS running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 82/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on KIJ–CTS?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:35 from KIJ. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CTS delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from KIJ to CTS?

Great-circle distance is 579 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 71–80 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does KIJ–CTS fly?

All Nippon Airways runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.