Kobe to Tijuana flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Kobe to Tijuana covers 5,850 miles (9,410 km) — about 11 h 20 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Japan, the United States and Mexico. It crosses the Pacific Ocean: 92% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+9 and land on UTC−7.
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From Kobe Airport (UKB) to General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport (TIJ) · UKB · TIJ
- Great-circle distance
- 9,410 km
- Duration, no wind
- 11 h 20 min
- Over water
- 92 %
- Time difference today
- −16 h
The route drawn is the theoretical one — the shortest path on the sphere. The real aircraft follows airways, avoids storms and closed airspace, and rides the wind: it can be hundreds of kilometres off.
What countries do you fly over from Kobe to Tijuana?
- Japan
- United States
- Mexico
- Pacific Ocean
Which side of the plane to sit on to see Mount Fuji
To see Mount Fuji (3,776 m), sit on the right: it lies about 119 km from the route, ≈ 35 min into the flight.
- Kyoto ≈ 19 min
- Kanazawa ≈ 30 min
- Toyama ≈ 35 min
- Mount Tate (3,015 m) ≈ 35 min
- Niigata ≈ 50 min
- Sendai ≈ 1 h 00 min
- Junipero Serra Peak (1,787 m) ≈ 10 h 25 min
- Los Angeles ≈ 10 h 50 min
- Long Beach ≈ 10 h 50 min
- Nagoya ≈ 25 min
- Toyota ≈ 25 min
- Mount Fuji (3,776 m) ≈ 35 min
- Utsunomiya ≈ 45 min
Left and right facing forward, on the theoretical route. Times are from take-off, with no wind.
Leg by leg
LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change
See the full list, leg by leg
- Take-off from Kobe Airport
- Below: Japan0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
- Below: Honshu31 km · ≈ 17 min into the flight
- Kyoto, Japan — on the left, 6 km away65 km · ≈ 19 min into the flight
- Nagoya, Japan — on the right, 40 km away160 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
- Toyota, Japan — on the right, 62 km away172 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
- Kanazawa, Japan — on the left, 103 km away230 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
- Toyama, Japan — on the left, 82 km away280 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
- Mount Tate, 3,015 m — on the left, 51 km away304 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
- Mount Fuji, 3,776 m — on the right, 119 km away307 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
- Utsunomiya, Japan — on the right, 65 km away468 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
- Niigata, Japan — on the left, 102 km away490 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
- Pacific Ocean — 8,380 km without land627 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
- Sendai, Japan — on the left, 46 km away645 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
- Junipero Serra Peak, 1,787 m — on the left, 77 km away8,840 km · ≈ 10 h 25 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+9 to UTC−78,940 km · ≈ 10 h 30 min into the flight
- Below: Pacific Coast Ranges9,000 km · ≈ 10 h 35 min into the flight
- Land again9,000 km · ≈ 10 h 35 min into the flight
- Water starts: Pacific Ocean9,070 km · ≈ 10 h 40 min into the flight
- Below: Channel Islands of California9,160 km · ≈ 10 h 45 min into the flight
- Los Angeles, United States — on the left, 60 km away9,210 km · ≈ 10 h 50 min into the flight
- Long Beach, United States — on the left, 38 km away9,240 km · ≈ 10 h 50 min into the flight
- Landing at General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport9,410 km · ≈ 11 h 05 min into the flight
Times assume a typical jet speed, no wind and an on-time departure. Good for orientation, not for your watch.
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Arriving in Tijuana
Flight time and distance
About 11 h 20 min with no wind, including half an hour of taxi, climb and descent. On a long flight the wind aloft can change that by more than an hour, differently each way.
5,850 miles (9,410 km, 5,080 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.
Time zones you cross
| km | Time | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| 0 km | UTC+9 | Tokyo |
| 8,940 km | UTC−7 | Los Angeles |
Airspace (FIRs) along the route
Each is a control region: when the aircraft crosses the boundary, the centre talking to the pilot changes. Boundaries are approximate, from the VATSIM data set, not the official ICAO chart.
- Kobe
- Fukuoka
- Tokyo Oceanic
- Anchorage
- Oakland Oceanic
- Oakland
- Los Angeles
- Mexico
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Kobe to Tijuana?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Kobe to Tijuana covers 5,850 miles (9,410 km) — about 11 h 20 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Japan, the United States and Mexico. It crosses the Pacific Ocean: 92% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+9 and land on UTC−7.
What countries do you fly over from Kobe to Tijuana?
It passes over or close to Japan, the United States and Mexico, and crosses the Pacific Ocean. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.
How long is the flight from Kobe to Tijuana?
About 11 h 20 min with no wind, including half an hour of taxi, climb and descent. On a long flight the wind aloft can change that by more than an hour, differently each way.
How far is Kobe from Tijuana by plane?
5,850 miles (9,410 km, 5,080 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.
How much of the flight is over water?
92% of the route, about 8,690 km. The longest stretch without land is 8,380 km.
Why doesn't the plane fly in a straight line on the map?
It does fly straight — on a sphere. On a flat map the shortest path looks curved; on the globe on this page it looks like what it is.
Does GPS work in airplane mode?
Yes. GPS is a receiver: it listens to satellites and transmits nothing, so it keeps working in airplane mode. What you won't have is a map unless you downloaded it; Modo Avión carries its own.
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How this was calculated
The route is the great-circle arc between both airports, split into 300 points. At each point a point-in-polygon test runs against 1,102 airspace regions, 418 time zones and 1,338 physical geography regions. Countries are those with a town within 25 km of the route: in empty areas one may be missing. Cities named have over 250,000 people and lie within 110 km.