Distance between San Diego, CA (SAN) and Tokyo (NRT)

Flight distance from San Diego to Tokyo (San Diego International Airport – Narita International Airport) is 5557 miles / 8943 kilometers / 4829 nautical miles. Estimated flight time is 11 hours 1 minutes.

How far is Tokyo from San Diego?

There are several ways to calculate distances between Los Angeles and Chicago. Here are two common methods:

Vincenty's formula (applied above)

• 5557.169 miles
• 8943.397 kilometers
• 4829.048 nautical miles

Vincenty's formula calculates the distance between latitude/longitude points on the earth’s surface, using an ellipsoidal model of the earth.

Haversine formula

• 5545.403 miles
• 8924.461 kilometers
• 4818.824 nautical miles

The haversine formula calculates the distance between latitude/longitude points assuming a spherical earth (great-circle distance – the shortest distance between two points).

Flight Duration

Estimated flight time from San Diego International Airport to Narita International Airport is 11 hours 1 minutes.

Time difference

The time difference between San Diego and Tokyo is 17 hours. Tokyo is 17 hours ahead of San Diego.
San Diego time to Tokyo time converter

Carbon dioxide emissions

On average flying from San Diego to Tokyo generates about 657 kg of CO2 per passenger, 657 kilograms is equal to 1 449 pounds (lbs). The figures are estimates and include only the CO2 generated by burning jet fuel.

Map of flight path from San Diego to Tokyo

Shortest flight path between San Diego International Airport (SAN) and Narita International Airport (NRT).

Airport information

Origin	San Diego International Airport
City:	San Diego, CA
Country:	United States
IATA Code:	SAN
ICAO Code:	KSAN
Coordinates:	32°44′0″N, 117°11′24″W

Destination	Narita International Airport
City:	Tokyo
Country:	Japan
IATA Code:	NRT
ICAO Code:	RJAA
Coordinates:	35°45′52″N, 140°23′9″E

Airlines flying from San Diego (SAN) to Tokyo (NRT)

American Airlines

Japan Airlines

Malaysia Airlines