Great-circle route SFO ↔ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SFO → NRT San Francisco to Tokyo |
28/wk | Daily | All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, United Airlines, Viva Macau |
| NRT → SFO Tokyo to San Francisco |
28/wk | Daily | All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Japan Airlines Domestic, 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 607,473 passengers on 2,928 flights between SFO and NRT — about 1,665 a day — filling 82% of the 737,754 seats flown. United Air Lines Inc. carried the most passengers (31%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
5 airlines fly the SFO–NRT nonstop, including All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Japan Airlines Domestic, United Airlines and 1 more.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 787-9, Boeing 787-8.
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 San Francisco International Airport and Narita International Airport is 5,112 miles, or 8,227 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 5,112 mi |
| Kilometres | 8,227 km |
| Nautical miles | 4,442 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 5 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 56 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 10h 21m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 5,112-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 28 a week from San Francisco to Tokyo and 28 a week from Tokyo to San Francisco, from our most recent schedule sample.
All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Japan Airlines Domestic, United Airlines, Viva Macau.
In 2025, airlines reported 607,473 passengers on 2,928 scheduled flights between SFO and NRT — about 1,665 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 777-300ER, Boeing 787-9, Boeing 787-8. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
