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Tokyo (HND) to Los Angeles (LAX) distance

The great-circle distance from Tokyo to Los Angeles is 4,758 nm. Flights usually cover a little more because of airways, winds, and airspace.

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Route facts

From
JapanTokyo (HND)
To
United StatesLos Angeles (LAX)
Time difference
Los Angeles is 17 hours behind Tokyo
Midpoint
47.72° N, 168.62° W
Heading from HND
56° northeast
Heading from LAX
306° northwest
Farthest north
47.7° N

The route looks curved on a flat map because it follows a great circle, the shortest path on a sphere. Read why flight routes curve, or see HND-LAX on the globe.

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Distances use the haversine formula with a mean Earth radius of 6,371 km. Information is for reference, not navigation.