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Tokyo (HND) to San Francisco (SFO) distance

The great-circle distance from Tokyo to San Francisco is 4,474 nm. Flights usually cover a little more because of airways, winds, and airspace.

HNDSFO

Route facts

From
JapanTokyo (HND)
To
United StatesSan Francisco (SFO)
Time difference
San Francisco is 17 hours behind Tokyo
Midpoint
48.48° N, 172.18° W
Heading from HND
55° northeast
Heading from SFO
303° northwest
Farthest north
48.5° 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-SFO 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.