Great-circle route LAX ↔ NRT. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAX → NRT Los Angeles to Tokyo |
38/wk | Daily | All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Singapore Airlines, United Airlines, Viva Macau |
| NRT → LAX Tokyo to Los Angeles |
38/wk | Daily | All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Japan Airlines Domestic, Singapore Airlines, United Airlines, Viva Macau |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
In 2025, airlines reported 747,028 passengers on 3,572 flights between LAX and NRT — about 2,048 a day — filling 86% of the 871,138 seats flown. ZIPAIR Tokyo Inc. carried the most passengers (24%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
6 airlines fly the LAX–NRT nonstop, including All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Japan Airlines Domestic, Singapore Airlines and 2 more.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 787-9, Boeing 787-8, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 787-800 and 1 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
On a long east–west route like this one the two directions do not take the same time. Aircraft flying eastbound ride the mid-latitude jet stream and typically arrive earlier than the westbound leg, which flies into it. The difference is commonly 30 to 90 minutes on transatlantic and transpacific flights, and it varies by season. The estimate above does not model wind — treat it as a midpoint and check the airline's own timetable for the block time on your date.
The distance between Los Angeles International Airport and Narita International Airport is 5,439 miles, or 8,753 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 5,439 mi |
| Kilometres | 8,753 km |
| Nautical miles | 4,726 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 6 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 76 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 10h 58m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 5,439-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
About 38 a week from Los Angeles to Tokyo and 38 a week from Tokyo to Los Angeles, from our most recent schedule sample.
All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Japan Airlines Domestic, Singapore Airlines, United Airlines, Viva Macau.
In 2025, airlines reported 747,028 passengers on 3,572 scheduled flights between LAX and NRT — about 2,048 a day — filling 86% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 787-9, Boeing 787-8, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 787-800. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
