Tokyo to Tijuana flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Tokyo to Tijuana covers 5,600 miles (9,010 km) — about 10 h 50 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Japan, the United States and Mexico. It crosses the Pacific Ocean: 98% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+9 and land on UTC−7.
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From Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) to General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport (TIJ) · HND · TIJ
- Great-circle distance
- 9,010 km
- Duration, no wind
- 10 h 50 min
- Over water
- 98 %
- 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 Tokyo 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 left: it lies about 36 km from the route, ≈ 15 min into the flight.
- Mount Fuji (3,776 m) ≈ 15 min
- Utsunomiya ≈ 20 min
- Suginami ≈ 20 min
- Mito ≈ 20 min
- Iwaki ≈ 25 min
- Junipero Serra Peak (1,787 m) ≈ 9 h 55 min
- Los Angeles ≈ 10 h 25 min
- Long Beach ≈ 10 h 25 min
- Anaheim ≈ 10 h 25 min
- Santa Ana ≈ 10 h 25 min
- Irvine ≈ 10 h 25 min
- Riverside ≈ 10 h 30 min
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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 Tokyo Haneda International Airport
- Below: Japan0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
- Mount Fuji, 3,776 m — on the left, 36 km away0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
- Below: Honshu30 km · ≈ 17 min into the flight
- Utsunomiya, Japan — on the left, 89 km away70 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
- Suginami, Japan — on the left, 35 km away77 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
- Mito, Japan — on the left, 41 km away99 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
- Pacific Ocean — 8,500 km without land120 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
- Iwaki, Japan — on the left, 85 km away174 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
- Junipero Serra Peak, 1,787 m — on the left, 90 km away8,450 km · ≈ 9 h 55 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+9 to UTC−78,590 km · ≈ 10 h 10 min into the flight
- Land again8,620 km · ≈ 10 h 10 min into the flight
- Water starts: Pacific Ocean8,650 km · ≈ 10 h 10 min into the flight
- Below: Channel Islands of California8,710 km · ≈ 10 h 15 min into the flight
- Los Angeles, United States — on the left, 65 km away8,820 km · ≈ 10 h 25 min into the flight
- Long Beach, United States — on the left, 42 km away8,840 km · ≈ 10 h 25 min into the flight
- Anaheim, United States — on the left, 64 km away8,860 km · ≈ 10 h 25 min into the flight
- Santa Ana, United States — on the left, 58 km away8,870 km · ≈ 10 h 25 min into the flight
- Irvine, United States — on the left, 54 km away8,870 km · ≈ 10 h 25 min into the flight
- Riverside, United States — on the left, 102 km away8,890 km · ≈ 10 h 30 min into the flight
- Landing at General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport9,010 km · ≈ 10 h 35 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.
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Arriving in Tijuana
Flight time and distance
About 10 h 50 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.
5,600 miles (9,010 km, 4,870 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 |
| 8,590 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.
- Fukuoka
- Tokyo Oceanic
- Oakland Oceanic
- Oakland
- Los Angeles
- Mexico
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Tokyo to Tijuana?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Tokyo to Tijuana covers 5,600 miles (9,010 km) — about 10 h 50 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Japan, the United States and Mexico. It crosses the Pacific Ocean: 98% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+9 and land on UTC−7.
What countries do you fly over from Tokyo 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 Tokyo to Tijuana?
About 10 h 50 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 Tijuana by plane?
5,600 miles (9,010 km, 4,870 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?
98% of the route, about 8,830 km. The longest stretch without land is 8,500 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.