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Tokyo to New York flight path

HND → JFKHNDJFK
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 New York covers 6,760 miles (10,880 km) — about 13 h 00 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Japan, Canada and the United States. It crosses the Pacific Ocean, the Sea of Okhotsk and the Chukchi Sea: 31% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+9 and land on UTC−4.

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From Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) · HND · JFK

HNDTokyo
JFKNew York
Great-circle distance
10,880 km
Duration, no wind
13 h 00 min
Over water
31 %
Time difference today
−13 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 New York?

  • Japan
  • Canada
  • United States
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Sea of Okhotsk
  • Chukchi Sea
  • Beaufort Sea
  • Mackenzie Bay
  • Hudson Bay

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 78 km from the route, ≈ 15 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Mount Fuji (3,776 m) ≈ 15 min
  • Utsunomiya ≈ 20 min
  • Kōriyama ≈ 30 min
  • Fukushima ≈ 30 min
  • Sendai ≈ 35 min
  • Morioka ≈ 45 min
  • Mount Iwate (2,038 m) ≈ 50 min
  • Ottawa ≈ 12 h 10 min
Right window
  • Suginami ≈ 20 min
  • Mito ≈ 20 min
  • Iwaki ≈ 30 min
  • Khuvkhoitun (2,616 m) ≈ 3 h 35 min
  • Gora Ledyanaya (2,453 m) ≈ 4 h 25 min
  • Mount Chamberlin (2,749 m) ≈ 6 h 55 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+12UTC−8UTC−7UTC−6UTC−5UTC−4UTC+9Pacific OceanSea of OkhotskHudson BayKamchatka PeninsulaChukchi PeninsulaBarren GroundsCanadian ShieldMount Chamberlin 2,749 m 63 kmKhuvkhoitun 2,616 m 12 kmGora Ledyanaya 2,453 m 111 kmOttawa 108 kmHNDJFK▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 h10 h12 hUTC+12UTC−8UTC−7UTC−6UTC−5UTC−4Pacific OceanSea of OkhotskKamchatka PeninsulaChukchi PeninsulaBarren GroundsCanadian ShieldMount Fuji3,776 m · 78 kmUtsunomiya40 km off routeKōriyama39 km off routeFukushima50 km off routeSendai43 km off routeMorioka90 km off routeOttawa108 km off routeSuginami10 km off routeMito16 km off routeIwaki17 km off routeKhuvkhoitun2,616 m · 12 kmGora Ledyanaya2,453 m · 111 kmMount Chamberlin2,749 m · 63 kmHNDJFKUTC+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, 78 km away0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
  4. Below: Honshu36 km · ≈ 18 min into the flight
  5. Suginami, Japan — on the right, 10 km away85 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
  6. Mito, Japan — on the right, 16 km away106 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
  7. Utsunomiya, Japan — on the left, 40 km away106 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
  8. Iwaki, Japan — on the right, 17 km away193 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
  9. Kōriyama, Japan — on the left, 39 km away209 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
  10. Fukushima, Japan — on the left, 50 km away247 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
  11. Pacific Ocean — 653 km without land290 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
  12. Sendai, Japan — on the left, 43 km away314 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
  13. Morioka, Japan — on the left, 90 km away468 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
  14. Mount Iwate, 2,038 m — on the left, 110 km away478 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
  15. Below: Hokkaidō943 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
  16. Land again943 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
  17. Sea of Okhotsk — 1,410 km without land1,050 km · ≈ 1 h 30 min into the flight
  18. Local time below changes: UTC+9 to UTC+122,430 km · ≈ 3 h 05 min into the flight
  19. Below: Kamchatka Peninsula2,470 km · ≈ 3 h 05 min into the flight
  20. Land again2,470 km · ≈ 3 h 05 min into the flight
  21. Below: Sredinny Range2,790 km · ≈ 3 h 30 min into the flight
  22. Khuvkhoitun, 2,616 m — on the right, 12 km away2,930 km · ≈ 3 h 35 min into the flight
  23. Below: Koryak Mountains3,370 km · ≈ 4 h 10 min into the flight
  24. Gora Ledyanaya, 2,453 m — on the right, 111 km away3,650 km · ≈ 4 h 25 min into the flight
  25. Below: Chukchi Peninsula4,350 km · ≈ 5 h 15 min into the flight
  26. Water starts: Chukchi Sea4,530 km · ≈ 5 h 30 min into the flight
  27. Local time below changes: UTC+12 to UTC−84,890 km · ≈ 5 h 55 min into the flight
  28. Below: Brooks Range4,930 km · ≈ 5 h 55 min into the flight
  29. Below: Alaska North Slope5,040 km · ≈ 6 h 05 min into the flight
  30. Mount Chamberlin, 2,749 m — on the right, 63 km away5,770 km · ≈ 6 h 55 min into the flight
  31. Water starts: Beaufort Sea and Mackenzie Bay5,910 km · ≈ 7 h 05 min into the flight
  32. Local time below changes: UTC−8 to UTC−75,950 km · ≈ 7 h 05 min into the flight
  33. Local time below changes: UTC−7 to UTC−66,130 km · ≈ 7 h 20 min into the flight
  34. Land again6,240 km · ≈ 7 h 25 min into the flight
  35. Below: Barren Grounds6,560 km · ≈ 7 h 50 min into the flight
  36. Local time below changes: UTC−6 to UTC−57,790 km · ≈ 9 h 15 min into the flight
  37. Water starts: Hudson Bay8,300 km · ≈ 9 h 50 min into the flight
  38. Land again8,740 km · ≈ 10 h 20 min into the flight
  39. Local time below changes: UTC−5 to UTC−48,770 km · ≈ 10 h 20 min into the flight
  40. Below: Canadian Shield9,680 km · ≈ 11 h 25 min into the flight
  41. Below: Laurentides10,110 km · ≈ 11 h 55 min into the flight
  42. Below: Central Lowlands10,190 km · ≈ 12 h 00 min into the flight
  43. Ottawa, Canada — on the left, 108 km away10,330 km · ≈ 12 h 10 min into the flight
  44. Below: Allegheny Plateau10,590 km · ≈ 12 h 25 min into the flight
  45. Below: Appalachian Mountains10,660 km · ≈ 12 h 30 min into the flight
  46. Landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport10,880 km · ≈ 12 h 45 min into the flight
  47. Below: Long Island10,880 km · ≈ 12 h 45 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 New York

New York
New York · Photo: Fred Hsu on en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Flight time and distance

About 13 h 00 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.

6,760 miles (10,880 km, 5,870 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
2,430 kmUTC+12Kamchatka
4,890 kmUTC−8Nome
5,950 kmUTC−7Dawson
6,130 kmUTC−6Inuvik
7,790 kmUTC−5Rankin Inlet
8,770 kmUTC−4Toronto

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
  • Fukuoka
  • Khabarovsk
  • Magadan
  • Anchorage
  • Edmonton
  • Montreal
  • Toronto
  • Montreal
  • Boston
  • New York

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Tokyo to New York?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Tokyo to New York covers 6,760 miles (10,880 km) — about 13 h 00 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Japan, Canada and the United States. It crosses the Pacific Ocean, the Sea of Okhotsk and the Chukchi Sea: 31% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+9 and land on UTC−4.

What countries do you fly over from Tokyo to New York?

It passes over or close to Japan, Canada and the United States, and crosses the Pacific Ocean, the Sea of Okhotsk and the Chukchi Sea. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.

How long is the flight from Tokyo to New York?

About 13 h 00 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 New York by plane?

6,760 miles (10,880 km, 5,870 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?

31% of the route, about 3,370 km. The longest stretch without land is 1,410 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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