Chitose (千歳市, Chitose-shi) is a city located in Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan, and home to the New Chitose Airport, the biggest international airport in Hokkaido and closest airport to Sapporo, as well as the neighboring Chitose Air Base. As of February 1, 2024, the city had an estimated population of 97,919, with 52,196 households, and a population density of 165 persons per km². The total area is 594.50 km².
The city was founded on July 1, 1958. The city is notable for having a Peace Pagoda, built by the Japanese Buddhist order Nipponzan Myohoji in 1978.
| address=1 Mimi, 千歳市美々１ | lat=42.787716 | l141.677456 | directi | ph+81 123230111 | tollfree= | hours=Customer service daily 06:20-23:00 | price= | image=CTS airport diagram.png | wikidata=Q908296 | lastedit=2013-11-03 | cAll international and inter-island flights land at New Chitose Airport. The route from Tokyo is the most heavily traveled in the world, with several dozen Jumbos flying daily on a variety of carriers and flights as low as ¥10,000 one way if you book more than one month in advance. Direct international service to Sapporo is limited to China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Sakhalin, Guam and seasonal flights from Macau and Australia, but JAL and ANA provide nonstop service from Narita for intercontinental connections. }}
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