- Great circle
- 7,503 km
- 4,662 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 9h 49m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 55.2°N
- at 34% along
- One lap of Earth
- 18.7%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 90th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Vancouver the path crosses 7,053 km of open water.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 55.2°N, 34% of the way along.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 7,999 km. That is 497 km further, about 7% more, and roughly 37m of extra flying.
Leaving Vancouver the aircraft points north-west (299°); it arrives into Tokyo heading south-west (225°). That is 75° of drift without a single turn — the compass moves because the path is a curve on a sphere, not because the aircraft does.
Vancouver to Tokyo, asked and answered
- How far is Vancouver to Tokyo?
- Vancouver to Tokyo (YVR to NRT) is 7,503 km, or 4,662 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Vancouver to Tokyo?
- About 9h 49m 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 Vancouver to Tokyo flight take?
- The great circle passes over 7,053 km of open water. It reaches 55.2°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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