Mexico City to Tokyo flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Mexico City to Tokyo covers 7,030 miles (11,310 km) — about 13 h 30 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Mexico, the United States and Japan. It crosses the Pacific Ocean: 75% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−6 and land on UTC+9.
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From Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) to Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) · MEX · HND
- Great-circle distance
- 11,310 km
- Duration, no wind
- 13 h 30 min
- Over water
- 75 %
- Time difference today
- +15 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 Mexico City to Tokyo?
- Mexico
- United States
- Japan
- Pacific Ocean
Which side of the plane to sit on to see Popocatépetl
To see Popocatépetl (5,420 m), sit on the right: it lies about 1 km from the route, ≈ 15 min into the flight.
- Santiago de Querétaro ≈ 30 min
- León de los Aldama ≈ 35 min
- Aguascalientes ≈ 45 min
- Cerro Gordo (3,340 m) ≈ 1 h 05 min
- Cerro Mohinora (3,348 m) ≈ 1 h 30 min
- Hermosillo ≈ 2 h 05 min
- Tijuana ≈ 2 h 55 min
- San Diego ≈ 2 h 55 min
- Los Angeles ≈ 3 h 05 min
- Popocatépetl (5,420 m) ≈ 15 min
- San Luis Potosí ≈ 40 min
- Mexicali ≈ 2 h 45 min
- San Gorgonio Mountain (3,505 m) ≈ 3 h 00 min
- San Jose ≈ 3 h 40 min
- Mount Fuji (3,776 m) ≈ 13 h 15 min
Left and right facing forward, on the theoretical route. Times are from take-off, with no wind.
Leg by leg
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See the full list, leg by leg
- Take-off from Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport
- Popocatépetl, 5,420 m — on the right, 1 km away0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
- Below: Mexican Plateau151 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
- Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico — on the left, 5 km away188 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
- León de los Aldama, Mexico — on the left, 56 km away326 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
- San Luis Potosí, Mexico — on the right, 78 km away352 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
- Aguascalientes, Mexico — on the left, 37 km away429 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
- Below: Sierra Madre Occidental490 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
- Cerro Gordo, 3,340 m — on the left, 114 km away733 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
- Cerro Mohinora, 3,348 m — on the left, 22 km away1,090 km · ≈ 1 h 30 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−6 to UTC−71,360 km · ≈ 1 h 50 min into the flight
- Below: Sonoran Desert1,580 km · ≈ 2 h 05 min into the flight
- Hermosillo, Mexico — on the left, 19 km away1,610 km · ≈ 2 h 05 min into the flight
- Mexicali, Mexico — on the right, 22 km away2,190 km · ≈ 2 h 45 min into the flight
- Tijuana, Mexico — on the left, 77 km away2,300 km · ≈ 2 h 55 min into the flight
- San Diego, United States — on the left, 67 km away2,330 km · ≈ 2 h 55 min into the flight
- San Gorgonio Mountain, 3,505 m — on the right, 76 km away2,390 km · ≈ 3 h 00 min into the flight
- Los Angeles, United States — on the left, 6 km away2,490 km · ≈ 3 h 05 min into the flight
- Below: Pacific Coast Ranges2,680 km · ≈ 3 h 20 min into the flight
- Pacific Ocean — 8,370 km without land2,870 km · ≈ 3 h 35 min into the flight
- San Jose, United States — on the right, 106 km away2,970 km · ≈ 3 h 40 min into the flight
- Below: Japan11,010 km · ≈ 12 h 55 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−7 to UTC+911,200 km · ≈ 13 h 05 min into the flight
- Below: Honshu11,240 km · ≈ 13 h 10 min into the flight
- Land again11,240 km · ≈ 13 h 10 min into the flight
- Landing at Tokyo Haneda International Airport11,310 km · ≈ 13 h 15 min into the flight
- Mount Fuji, 3,776 m — on the right, 37 km away11,310 km · ≈ 13 h 15 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 Tokyo
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Flight time and distance
About 13 h 30 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.
7,030 miles (11,310 km, 6,110 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−6 | Mexico City |
| 1,360 km | UTC−7 | Hermosillo |
| 11,200 km | UTC+9 | Tokyo |
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.
- Mexico
- Los Angeles
- Oakland
- Oakland Oceanic
- Tokyo Oceanic
- Fukuoka
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Mexico City to Tokyo?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Mexico City to Tokyo covers 7,030 miles (11,310 km) — about 13 h 30 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Mexico, the United States and Japan. It crosses the Pacific Ocean: 75% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−6 and land on UTC+9.
What countries do you fly over from Mexico City to Tokyo?
It passes over or close to Mexico, the United States and Japan, 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 Mexico City to Tokyo?
About 13 h 30 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 Mexico City from Tokyo by plane?
7,030 miles (11,310 km, 6,110 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?
75% of the route, about 8,520 km. The longest stretch without land is 8,370 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.