NRT → SFOTokyo to San Francisco

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Direct flights from Tokyo (NRT) to San Francisco (SFO): 70 nonstop departures observed each week across 8 airlines. 46% of the last 24 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 17 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 26 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 8,228 km, an estimated 11 hours 3 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Tokyo and San Francisco. Updated 29 October 2026 at 07:39 UTC.

Today, NRT → SFO

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. 16:55 UA838United On scheduleBoarding · Gate 31 · T1S SFO est. 10:29sched 10:30
  2. 17:00 NH8ANA On scheduleGate 55 · T1S SFO 10:20scheduled
  3. 17:40 JL58JAL On scheduleBoarding · Gate 92 · T2 SFO 10:55scheduled
  4. · AA8409American On schedule SFO 10:55scheduled
  5. · AS7314Alaska Airlines On schedule SFO 10:55scheduled
  6. · MH4404Malaysia Airlines On schedule SFO 10:55scheduled
  7. · NH7012ANA (All Nippon Airways) On schedule SFO est. 10:29sched 10:30
  8. · TG6094THAI On schedule SFO 10:20scheduled
  9. · UA7950United On schedule SFO 10:20scheduled

Checked NRT board 16:35 · SFO board 00:39

NRT Tokyo smooth · +10
SFO San Francisco smooth · +0
8,228 km · ~11h 03m est.
dep bank 10:30–21:3070x weekly
Runs rough · 8 airlines · 70x weekly · nonstop
46% on time

of the last 24 tracked NRT → SFO flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +17 min. 0 of 26 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+17 minacross the last 24 arrivals
Flight time~11h 03mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures70x8 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 26

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Alaska AirlinesAll Nippon AirwaysAmerican AirlinesJapan Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Alaska AirlinesAS

Flights AS7314 11:30 daily

All Nippon AirwaysNH

Flights NH7012 10:35 daily · NH8 17:00 daily

American AirlinesAA

Flights AA8409 11:30 daily

Japan AirlinesJL

Flights JL58 18:15 daily

Malaysia AirlinesMH

Flights MH4404 11:30 daily

Thai AirwaysTG

Flights TG6094 10:30 daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA7950 10:30 daily · UA838 17:05 daily

ZIPAIR TokyoZG

Flights ZG26 21:30 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-28AA8409arrived+15
10-28AS7314arrived+15
10-28JL58dep +71 → arr+15
10-28MH4404arrived+15
10-28NH7012arrived+54
10-28NH8dep +39 → arr−11
10-28TG6094arrived−11
10-28UA7950arrived−11
10-28UA838dep +37 → arr+54
10-28ZG26dep +20 → arr−27
10-27AA8409arrived+53
10-27AS7314arrived+53
10-27JL58dep +98 → arr+53
10-27MH4404arrived+53
10-27NH7012arrived+17
10-27NH8dep +17 → arr−13
10-27TG6094arrived−13
10-27UA7950arrived−13
10-27UA838dep +60 → arr+17
10-27ZG26dep +61 → arr+35
10-26AA8409arrived+38
10-26AS7314arrived+38
10-26JL58dep +69 → arr+38
10-26MH4404arrived+38
10-26NH8departed+26
10-26UA838departed+33

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
NRTTokyo +10 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 9 kt Full NRT delay board →
SFOSan Francisco +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · N 0 kt Full SFO delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SFO: a 42% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +12 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Tokyo to San Francisco route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop NRT to SFO flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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NRT to SFO questions

Is NRT–SFO running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at NRT is the weaker end, route health score 93/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on NRT–SFO?

Operators schedule evening departures around 17:00 from NRT. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SFO delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from NRT to SFO?

Great-circle distance is 8,228 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 611–735 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does NRT–SFO fly?

8 carriers operate this route, around 70 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.