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Los Angeles (LAX) to Narita (NRT) distance

The great-circle distance from Los Angeles to Narita is 4,726 nm. Flights usually cover a little more because of airways, winds, and airspace.

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Route facts

From
United StatesLos Angeles (LAX)
To
JapanNarita (NRT)
Time difference
Narita is 17 hours ahead of Los Angeles
Midpoint
47.65° N, 168.24° W
Heading from LAX
306° northwest
Heading from NRT
56° northeast
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 LAX-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.