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New York (JFK) to Narita (NRT) distance

The great-circle distance from New York to Narita is 5,848 nm. Flights usually cover a little more because of airways, winds, and airspace.

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Route facts

From
United StatesNew York (JFK)
To
JapanNarita (NRT)
Time difference
Narita is 14 hours ahead of New York
Midpoint
69.42° N, 152.91° W
Heading from JFK
333° northwest
Heading from NRT
25° northeast
Farthest north
69.6° 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 JFK-NRT 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.