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Madrid to Tokyo flight path

MAD → HNDMADHND
The shortest path on the sphere. On a flat map it looks curved; on the globe it is a straight line.

Along the shortest route, the flight from Madrid to Tokyo covers 6,690 miles (10,770 km) — about 12 h 55 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Åland, Finland, Russia, People's Republic of China and Japan. It crosses the Baltic Sea, the Gulf of Bothnia and the White Sea: 16% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+2 and land on UTC+9.

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From Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) · MAD · HND

MADMadrid
HNDTokyo
Great-circle distance
10,770 km
Duration, no wind
12 h 55 min
Over water
16 %
Time difference today
+7 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 Madrid to Tokyo?

  • Spain
  • France
  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
  • Germany
  • Denmark
  • Sweden
  • Åland
  • Finland
  • Russia
  • People's Republic of China
  • Japan
  • Baltic Sea
  • Gulf of Bothnia
  • White Sea
  • Sea of Japan

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 95 km from the route, ≈ 12 h 35 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Pico Almanzor (2,592 m) ≈ 15 min
  • Paris ≈ 1 h 25 min
  • Brussels ≈ 1 h 45 min
  • Stockholm ≈ 3 h 15 min
  • Niigata ≈ 12 h 20 min
Right window
  • Köln ≈ 1 h 55 min
  • Düsseldorf ≈ 1 h 55 min
  • Hamburg ≈ 2 h 15 min
  • Copenhagen ≈ 2 h 35 min
  • Pik BAM (3,072 m) ≈ 9 h 20 min
  • Skalistyy Golets (2,467 m) ≈ 9 h 25 min
  • Hegang ≈ 10 h 50 min
  • Shuangyashan ≈ 11 h 00 min
  • Mount Tate (3,015 m) ≈ 12 h 25 min
  • Mount Fuji (3,776 m) ≈ 12 h 35 min

Left and right facing forward, on the theoretical route. Times are from take-off, with no wind.

Leg by leg

2 h4 h6 h8 h10 h12 hUTC+3UTC+5UTC+7UTC+8UTC+9UTC+8UTC+9UTC+8UTC+9UTC+8UTC+10UTC+9UTC+2White SeaSea of JapanIberian PeninsulaZealandBolshezemelskaya TundraCentral Siberian PlateauGreater KhinganMount Fuji 3,776 m 95 kmPik BAM 3,072 m 44 kmMount Tate 3,015 m 117 kmSkalistyy Golets 2,467 m 11 kmParis 83 kmHamburg 37 kmStockholm 33 kmCopenhagen 10 kmKöln 54 kmBrussels 89 kmNiigata 63 kmHegang 22 kmDüsseldorf 25 kmMADHND▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 h10 h12 hUTC+3UTC+5UTC+7UTC+8UTC+9UTC+8UTC+9UTC+8UTC+9UTC+8UTC+10UTC+9Sea of JapanIberian PeninsulaArdennesZealandBolshezemelskaya TundraCentral Siberian PlateauStanovoy RangeGreater KhinganPico Almanzor2,592 m · 116 kmParis83 km off routeBrussels89 km off routeStockholm33 km off routeNiigata63 km off routeKöln54 km off routeDüsseldorf25 km off routeHamburg37 km off routeCopenhagen10 km off routePik BAM3,072 m · 44 kmSkalistyy Golets2,467 m · 11 kmHegang22 km off routeShuangyashan10 km off routeMount Tate3,015 m · 117 kmMount Fuji3,776 m · 95 kmMADHNDUTC+2

LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change

See the full list, leg by leg
  1. Take-off from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
  2. Below: Iberian Peninsula0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
  3. Pico Almanzor, 2,592 m — on the left, 116 km away0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
  4. Below: Pyrenees323 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
  5. Below: North European Plain395 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  6. Paris, France — on the left, 83 km away1,040 km · ≈ 1 h 25 min into the flight
  7. Below: Ardennes1,180 km · ≈ 1 h 35 min into the flight
  8. Brussels, Belgium — on the left, 89 km away1,300 km · ≈ 1 h 45 min into the flight
  9. Köln, Germany — on the right, 54 km away1,420 km · ≈ 1 h 55 min into the flight
  10. Düsseldorf, Germany — on the right, 25 km away1,430 km · ≈ 1 h 55 min into the flight
  11. Hamburg, Germany — on the right, 37 km away1,770 km · ≈ 2 h 15 min into the flight
  12. Below: Zealand2,010 km · ≈ 2 h 35 min into the flight
  13. Copenhagen, Denmark — on the right, 10 km away2,060 km · ≈ 2 h 35 min into the flight
  14. Below: Scandinavia2,120 km · ≈ 2 h 40 min into the flight
  15. Water starts: Baltic Sea and Gulf of Bothnia2,480 km · ≈ 3 h 05 min into the flight
  16. Stockholm, Sweden — on the left, 33 km away2,580 km · ≈ 3 h 15 min into the flight
  17. Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC+32,690 km · ≈ 3 h 20 min into the flight
  18. Land again2,840 km · ≈ 3 h 30 min into the flight
  19. Water starts: White Sea3,660 km · ≈ 4 h 25 min into the flight
  20. Land again4,020 km · ≈ 4 h 50 min into the flight
  21. Below: Bolshezemelskaya Tundra4,310 km · ≈ 5 h 10 min into the flight
  22. Below: Ural Mountains5,060 km · ≈ 6 h 05 min into the flight
  23. Local time below changes: UTC+3 to UTC+55,060 km · ≈ 6 h 05 min into the flight
  24. Below: Yamal Peninsula5,170 km · ≈ 6 h 10 min into the flight
  25. Below: Taz Peninsula5,460 km · ≈ 6 h 30 min into the flight
  26. Below: West Siberian Plain5,560 km · ≈ 6 h 40 min into the flight
  27. Local time below changes: UTC+5 to UTC+75,740 km · ≈ 6 h 50 min into the flight
  28. Below: Central Siberian Plateau6,030 km · ≈ 7 h 10 min into the flight
  29. Local time below changes: UTC+7 to UTC+87,030 km · ≈ 8 h 20 min into the flight
  30. Local time below changes: UTC+8 to UTC+97,290 km · ≈ 8 h 35 min into the flight
  31. Local time below changes: UTC+9 to UTC+87,500 km · ≈ 8 h 50 min into the flight
  32. Below: Stanovoy Range7,540 km · ≈ 8 h 55 min into the flight
  33. Below: Yablonoi Mountains7,750 km · ≈ 9 h 10 min into the flight
  34. Local time below changes: UTC+8 to UTC+97,820 km · ≈ 9 h 15 min into the flight
  35. Pik BAM, 3,072 m — on the right, 44 km away7,870 km · ≈ 9 h 20 min into the flight
  36. Skalistyy Golets, 2,467 m — on the right, 11 km away7,970 km · ≈ 9 h 25 min into the flight
  37. Below: Greater Khingan8,430 km · ≈ 9 h 55 min into the flight
  38. Local time below changes: UTC+9 to UTC+88,430 km · ≈ 9 h 55 min into the flight
  39. Below: Lesser Khingan8,690 km · ≈ 10 h 15 min into the flight
  40. Local time below changes: UTC+8 to UTC+98,830 km · ≈ 10 h 25 min into the flight
  41. Local time below changes: UTC+9 to UTC+88,970 km · ≈ 10 h 35 min into the flight
  42. Hegang, People's Republic of China — on the right, 22 km away9,240 km · ≈ 10 h 50 min into the flight
  43. Shuangyashan, People's Republic of China — on the right, 10 km away9,340 km · ≈ 11 h 00 min into the flight
  44. Local time below changes: UTC+8 to UTC+109,580 km · ≈ 11 h 15 min into the flight
  45. Below: Sikhote-Alin9,650 km · ≈ 11 h 20 min into the flight
  46. Sea of Japan — 718 km without land9,830 km · ≈ 11 h 35 min into the flight
  47. Below: Japan10,410 km · ≈ 12 h 15 min into the flight
  48. Local time below changes: UTC+10 to UTC+910,440 km · ≈ 12 h 15 min into the flight
  49. Niigata, Japan — on the left, 63 km away10,500 km · ≈ 12 h 20 min into the flight
  50. Below: Honshu10,550 km · ≈ 12 h 25 min into the flight
  51. Land again10,550 km · ≈ 12 h 25 min into the flight
  52. Mount Tate, 3,015 m — on the right, 117 km away10,570 km · ≈ 12 h 25 min into the flight
  53. Mount Fuji, 3,776 m — on the right, 95 km away10,740 km · ≈ 12 h 35 min into the flight
  54. Landing at Tokyo Haneda International Airport10,770 km · ≈ 12 h 40 min into the flight

Times assume a typical jet speed, no wind and an on-time departure. Good for orientation, not for your watch.

Which side the sun, sunrise or sunset will be on

Enter the day and take-off time. Your phone does the maths: the sun's position on every leg of the route, relative to the nose of the aircraft.

Take-offLanding

Sky: light is daytime, amber is sunrise or sunset, dark is night. Left and Right show which side the sun is on for each leg.

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Arriving in Tokyo

Tokyo
Tokyo · Photo: Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Flight time and distance

About 12 h 55 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.

6,690 miles (10,770 km, 5,810 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.

Time zones you cross

kmTimeZone
0 kmUTC+2Madrid
2,690 kmUTC+3Mariehamn
5,060 kmUTC+5Yekaterinburg
5,740 kmUTC+7Krasnoyarsk
7,030 kmUTC+8Irkutsk
7,290 kmUTC+9Yakutsk
7,500 kmUTC+8Irkutsk
7,820 kmUTC+9Chita
8,430 kmUTC+8Shanghai
8,830 kmUTC+9Yakutsk
8,970 kmUTC+8Shanghai
9,580 kmUTC+10Vladivostok
10,440 kmUTC+9Tokyo

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.

  • Madrid
  • Bordeaux
  • Paris
  • Reims
  • Brussels
  • Amsterdam
  • Langen
  • Bremen
  • Kobenhavn
  • Sweden
  • Helsinki
  • Peterburg
  • Tyumen
  • Krasnoyarsk
  • Yakutsk
  • Irkutsk
  • Khabarovsk
  • Harbin
  • Khabarovsk
  • Harbin
  • Khabarovsk
  • Fukuoka

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Madrid to Tokyo?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Madrid to Tokyo covers 6,690 miles (10,770 km) — about 12 h 55 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Åland, Finland, Russia, People's Republic of China and Japan. It crosses the Baltic Sea, the Gulf of Bothnia and the White Sea: 16% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+2 and land on UTC+9.

What countries do you fly over from Madrid to Tokyo?

It passes over or close to Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Åland, Finland, Russia, People's Republic of China and Japan, and crosses the Baltic Sea, the Gulf of Bothnia and the White Sea. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.

How long is the flight from Madrid to Tokyo?

About 12 h 55 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 Madrid from Tokyo by plane?

6,690 miles (10,770 km, 5,810 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?

16% of the route, about 1,760 km. The longest stretch without land is 718 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.

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