Narita (NRT) to San Diego (SAN)
Flight time
≈ 11h 53m
Bearing
56° NE
Narita (NRT) to San Diego (SAN) is 5,545 miles (8,924 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies NRT–SAN
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Japan Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop NRT–SAN; the Boeing 787-9 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 91% full.
Departures
34
April 2026
Seats
6,630
both directions
Passengers
6,062
both directions
Load factor
91.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies NRT–SAN?
Japan Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop NRT–SAN in April 2026 (34 departures).
- JL
Japan Airlines
34 departures · 6,630 seats
Share of departures100.0%91.4%
Load
What plane flies NRT–SAN?
In April 2026, the Boeing 787-9 flew 100% of NRT–SAN departures.
- Boeing 787-9
34 departures · 91.4% load
100.0%
How has NRT–SAN traffic changed?
Nonstop NRT–SAN departures fell from 62 in May 2025 to 34 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop NRT–SAN 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 · 10,625 passengers
87.8%
Load
June 2025
60 departures · 10,480 passengers
89.5%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 10,414 passengers
89.3%
Load
August 2025
62 departures · 9,731 passengers
83.2%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 9,478 passengers
84.9%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 10,518 passengers
91.2%
Load
November 2025
60 departures · 9,858 passengers
88.3%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 10,015 passengers
86.9%
Load
January 2026
48 departures · 8,392 passengers
94.0%
Load
February 2026
32 departures · 5,686 passengers
95.5%
Load
March 2026
37 departures · 6,458 passengers
95.7%
Load
April 2026
34 departures · 6,062 passengers
91.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
NRT → SAN
95.3% full
17 departures · 3,161 passengers
SAN → NRT
87.5% full
17 departures · 2,901 passengers
Nonstop NRT–SAN 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 Narita (NRT) from San Diego (SAN)?
NRT to SAN is 5,545 miles (8,924 km / 4,819 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from NRT to SAN?
A nonstop covers the 5,545-mile great-circle distance in roughly 11h 53m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies NRT–SAN?
In April 2026, the Boeing 787-9 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying NRT–SAN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 5,545-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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