- Great circle
- 820 km
- 509 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 1h 31m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 42.8°N
- at 100% along
- One lap of Earth
- 2.0%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 262nd longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Tokyo the path crosses Japan, then 148 km of open water.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 42.8°N, 100% of the way along.
Holding a single compass bearing the whole way would cover almost exactly the same ground, so on this route the flat map and the globe agree.
The heading barely moves: north out of Tokyo, north into Sapporo. Over this distance the curve has too little room to bend the compass.
Tokyo to Sapporo, asked and answered
- How far is Tokyo to Sapporo?
- Tokyo to Sapporo (HND to CTS) is 820 km, or 509 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Tokyo to Sapporo?
- About 1h 31m in the air. That is an estimate from the distance at a typical airliner block speed, plus half an hour for taxi, climb and descent; published schedules vary with winds and routing.
- What route does a Tokyo to Sapporo flight take?
- The great circle passes over Japan, then 148 km of open water. It reaches 42.8°N at its furthest from the equator.
Where these numbers come from
Distances are computed from the two airports’ own coordinates, not looked up from published routes. Times are estimates, not schedules.
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