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Tokyo to Madrid flight path

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

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

HNDTokyo
MADMadrid
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 Tokyo to Madrid?

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

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Mount Fuji

To see Mount Fuji (3,776 m), sit on the left: it lies about 95 km from the route, ≈ 17 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Mount Fuji (3,776 m) ≈ 17 min
  • Mount Tate (3,015 m) ≈ 30 min
  • Shuangyashan ≈ 1 h 55 min
  • Hegang ≈ 2 h 00 min
  • Skalistyy Golets (2,467 m) ≈ 3 h 30 min
  • Pik BAM (3,072 m) ≈ 3 h 35 min
  • Copenhagen ≈ 10 h 15 min
  • Hamburg ≈ 10 h 35 min
  • Düsseldorf ≈ 11 h 00 min
  • Köln ≈ 11 h 00 min
Right window
  • Niigata ≈ 35 min
  • Stockholm ≈ 9 h 40 min
  • Brussels ≈ 11 h 10 min
  • Paris ≈ 11 h 25 min
  • Pico Almanzor (2,592 m) ≈ 12 h 40 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+10UTC+8UTC+9UTC+8UTC+9UTC+8UTC+9UTC+8UTC+7UTC+5UTC+3UTC+2UTC+9Sea of JapanWhite SeaLesser KhinganYablonoi MountainsWest Siberian PlainScandinaviaArdennesPik BAM 3,072 m 44 kmPico Almanzor 2,592 m 116 kmSkalistyy Golets 2,467 m 11 kmParis 83 kmHamburg 37 kmStockholm 33 kmCopenhagen 10 kmKöln 54 kmBrussels 89 kmHegang 22 kmDüsseldorf 25 kmShuangyashan 10 kmHNDMAD▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 h10 h12 hUTC+10UTC+8UTC+9UTC+8UTC+9UTC+8UTC+9UTC+8UTC+7UTC+5UTC+3UTC+2Sea of JapanSikhote-AlinGreater KhinganCentral Siberian PlateauWest Siberian PlainNorth European PlainScandinaviaArdennesMount Fuji3,776 m · 95 kmMount Tate3,015 m · 117 kmShuangyashan10 km off routeHegang22 km off routeSkalistyy Golets2,467 m · 11 kmPik BAM3,072 m · 44 kmCopenhagen10 km off routeHamburg37 km off routeDüsseldorf25 km off routeKöln54 km off routeNiigata63 km off routeStockholm33 km off routeBrussels89 km off routeParis83 km off routePico Almanzor2,592 m · 116 kmHNDMADUTC+9

LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change

See the full list, leg by leg
  1. Take-off from Tokyo Haneda International Airport
  2. Below: Japan0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
  3. Mount Fuji, 3,776 m — on the left, 95 km away25 km · ≈ 17 min into the flight
  4. Below: Honshu36 km · ≈ 17 min into the flight
  5. Mount Tate, 3,015 m — on the left, 117 km away193 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
  6. Sea of Japan — 718 km without land251 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
  7. Niigata, Japan — on the right, 63 km away265 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
  8. Land again969 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
  9. Local time below changes: UTC+9 to UTC+10969 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
  10. Below: Sikhote-Alin1,000 km · ≈ 1 h 25 min into the flight
  11. Local time below changes: UTC+10 to UTC+81,220 km · ≈ 1 h 40 min into the flight
  12. Shuangyashan, People's Republic of China — on the left, 10 km away1,430 km · ≈ 1 h 55 min into the flight
  13. Below: Lesser Khingan1,510 km · ≈ 2 h 00 min into the flight
  14. Hegang, People's Republic of China — on the left, 22 km away1,530 km · ≈ 2 h 00 min into the flight
  15. Local time below changes: UTC+8 to UTC+91,830 km · ≈ 2 h 20 min into the flight
  16. Local time below changes: UTC+9 to UTC+81,970 km · ≈ 2 h 30 min into the flight
  17. Below: Greater Khingan2,230 km · ≈ 2 h 50 min into the flight
  18. Local time below changes: UTC+8 to UTC+92,370 km · ≈ 3 h 00 min into the flight
  19. Below: Yablonoi Mountains2,660 km · ≈ 3 h 20 min into the flight
  20. Skalistyy Golets, 2,467 m — on the left, 11 km away2,790 km · ≈ 3 h 30 min into the flight
  21. Pik BAM, 3,072 m — on the left, 44 km away2,890 km · ≈ 3 h 35 min into the flight
  22. Local time below changes: UTC+9 to UTC+82,980 km · ≈ 3 h 40 min into the flight
  23. Below: Stanovoy Range3,090 km · ≈ 3 h 50 min into the flight
  24. Below: Central Siberian Plateau3,270 km · ≈ 4 h 00 min into the flight
  25. Local time below changes: UTC+8 to UTC+93,300 km · ≈ 4 h 05 min into the flight
  26. Local time below changes: UTC+9 to UTC+83,520 km · ≈ 4 h 20 min into the flight
  27. Local time below changes: UTC+8 to UTC+73,770 km · ≈ 4 h 35 min into the flight
  28. Below: West Siberian Plain4,850 km · ≈ 5 h 50 min into the flight
  29. Local time below changes: UTC+7 to UTC+55,060 km · ≈ 6 h 05 min into the flight
  30. Below: Taz Peninsula5,280 km · ≈ 6 h 20 min into the flight
  31. Below: Yamal Peninsula5,420 km · ≈ 6 h 30 min into the flight
  32. Below: Ural Mountains5,710 km · ≈ 6 h 50 min into the flight
  33. Below: Bolshezemelskaya Tundra5,740 km · ≈ 6 h 50 min into the flight
  34. Local time below changes: UTC+5 to UTC+35,740 km · ≈ 6 h 50 min into the flight
  35. Below: North European Plain6,600 km · ≈ 7 h 50 min into the flight
  36. Water starts: White Sea6,780 km · ≈ 8 h 05 min into the flight
  37. Land again7,140 km · ≈ 8 h 30 min into the flight
  38. Water starts: Gulf of Bothnia and Baltic Sea7,970 km · ≈ 9 h 25 min into the flight
  39. Local time below changes: UTC+3 to UTC+28,110 km · ≈ 9 h 35 min into the flight
  40. Stockholm, Sweden — on the right, 33 km away8,190 km · ≈ 9 h 40 min into the flight
  41. Below: Scandinavia8,360 km · ≈ 9 h 50 min into the flight
  42. Copenhagen, Denmark — on the left, 10 km away8,710 km · ≈ 10 h 15 min into the flight
  43. Below: Zealand8,720 km · ≈ 10 h 15 min into the flight
  44. Hamburg, Germany — on the left, 37 km away8,990 km · ≈ 10 h 35 min into the flight
  45. Düsseldorf, Germany — on the left, 25 km away9,330 km · ≈ 11 h 00 min into the flight
  46. Köln, Germany — on the left, 54 km away9,350 km · ≈ 11 h 00 min into the flight
  47. Brussels, Belgium — on the right, 89 km away9,470 km · ≈ 11 h 10 min into the flight
  48. Below: Ardennes9,470 km · ≈ 11 h 10 min into the flight
  49. Paris, France — on the right, 83 km away9,730 km · ≈ 11 h 25 min into the flight
  50. Below: Pyrenees10,410 km · ≈ 12 h 15 min into the flight
  51. Below: Iberian Peninsula10,480 km · ≈ 12 h 20 min into the flight
  52. Landing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport10,770 km · ≈ 12 h 40 min into the flight
  53. Pico Almanzor, 2,592 m — on the right, 116 km away10,770 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 Madrid

Madrid
Madrid · Photo: Dmitry Dzhus from London · CC BY 2.0, 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+9Tokyo
969 kmUTC+10Vladivostok
1,220 kmUTC+8Shanghai
1,830 kmUTC+9Yakutsk
1,970 kmUTC+8Shanghai
2,370 kmUTC+9Yakutsk
2,980 kmUTC+8Irkutsk
3,300 kmUTC+9Yakutsk
3,520 kmUTC+8Irkutsk
3,770 kmUTC+7Krasnoyarsk
5,060 kmUTC+5Yekaterinburg
5,740 kmUTC+3Moscow
8,110 kmUTC+2Stockholm

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.

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

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Tokyo to Madrid?

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

What countries do you fly over from Tokyo to Madrid?

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

How long is the flight from Tokyo to Madrid?

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 Tokyo from Madrid 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 1,720 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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