Great-circle route ORD ↔ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORD → NRT Chicago to Tokyo |
14/wk | Daily | All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines |
| NRT → ORD Tokyo to Chicago |
14/wk | Daily | All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Japan Airlines Domestic |
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 210,044 passengers on 1,153 flights between ORD and NRT — about 576 a day — filling 82% of the 257,574 seats flown. All Nippon Airways Co. carried the most passengers (61%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
3 airlines fly the ORD–NRT nonstop, including All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Japan Airlines Domestic.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 787-8, Boeing 777-300ER.
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 Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Narita International Airport is 6,260 miles, or 10,074 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 6,260 mi |
| Kilometres | 10,074 km |
| Nautical miles | 5,440 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 3 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 28 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 12h 31m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 6,260-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 14 a week from Chicago to Tokyo and 14 a week from Tokyo to Chicago, from our most recent schedule sample.
All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Japan Airlines Domestic.
In 2025, airlines reported 210,044 passengers on 1,153 scheduled flights between ORD and NRT — about 576 a day — filling 82% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 787-8, Boeing 777-300ER. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
