Boston (BOS) to Narita (NRT)
Flight time
≈ 14h 10m
Bearing
335° NW
Boston (BOS) to Narita (NRT) is 6,686 miles (10,760 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BOS–NRT
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Japan Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BOS–NRT; the Boeing 787-9 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
59
April 2026
Seats
11,497
both directions
Passengers
10,161
both directions
Load factor
88.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BOS–NRT?
Japan Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BOS–NRT in April 2026 (59 departures).
- JL
Japan Airlines
59 departures · 11,497 seats
Share of departures100.0%88.4%
Load
What plane flies BOS–NRT?
In April 2026, the Boeing 787-9 flew 100% of BOS–NRT departures.
- Boeing 787-9
59 departures · 88.4% load
100.0%
How has BOS–NRT traffic changed?
Nonstop BOS–NRT departures fell from 62 in May 2025 to 59 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BOS–NRT traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
62 departures · 10,614 passengers
87.8%
Load
June 2025
60 departures · 9,614 passengers
82.2%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 10,185 passengers
84.2%
Load
August 2025
65 departures · 11,421 passengers
88.6%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 8,963 passengers
76.6%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 9,621 passengers
79.6%
Load
November 2025
60 departures · 9,083 passengers
77.6%
Load
December 2025
63 departures · 9,108 passengers
73.7%
Load
January 2026
60 departures · 9,450 passengers
80.8%
Load
February 2026
54 departures · 7,604 passengers
72.2%
Load
March 2026
62 departures · 11,057 passengers
91.5%
Load
April 2026
59 departures · 10,161 passengers
88.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
NRT → BOS
93.0% full
30 departures · 5,443 passengers
BOS → NRT
83.5% full
29 departures · 4,718 passengers
Nonstop BOS–NRT traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Narita
JP
Narita International Airport
Coordinates
35.77°N, 140.39°E
Hemisphere
N · E
Frequently asked
How far is Boston (BOS) from Narita (NRT)?
BOS to NRT is 6,686 miles (10,760 km / 5,810 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BOS to NRT?
A nonstop covers the 6,686-mile great-circle distance in roughly 14h 10m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BOS–NRT?
In April 2026, the Boeing 787-9 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BOS–NRT?
Distance-based programs credit off the 6,686-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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