Narita (NRT) to San Jose (SJC)
Flight time
≈ 11h 05m
Bearing
55° NE
Narita (NRT) to San Jose (SJC) is 5,142 miles (8,276 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies NRT–SJC
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, ZIPAIR Tokyo was the only carrier flying nonstop NRT–SJC; the Boeing 787-8 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 76% full.
Departures
14
April 2026
Seats
4,060
both directions
Passengers
3,082
both directions
Load factor
75.9%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies NRT–SJC?
ZIPAIR Tokyo was the only carrier to fly nonstop NRT–SJC in April 2026 (14 departures).
- ZG
ZIPAIR Tokyo
14 departures · 4,060 seats
Share of departures100.0%75.9%
Load
What plane flies NRT–SJC?
In April 2026, the Boeing 787-8 flew 100% of NRT–SJC departures.
- Boeing 787-8
14 departures · 75.9% load
100.0%
How has NRT–SJC traffic changed?
Nonstop NRT–SJC departures fell from 52 in May 2025 to 14 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop NRT–SJC traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
52 departures · 9,424 passengers
62.5%
Load
June 2025
52 departures · 12,139 passengers
80.5%
Load
July 2025
54 departures · 12,344 passengers
78.8%
Load
August 2025
48 departures · 9,084 passengers
65.3%
Load
September 2025
40 departures · 5,554 passengers
47.9%
Load
October 2025
36 departures · 6,787 passengers
65.0%
Load
November 2025
1 departures · 5 passengers
35.7%
Load
December 2025
26 departures · 5,136 passengers
68.1%
Load
January 2026
4 departures · 1,033 passengers
89.0%
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
22 departures · 5,550 passengers
87.0%
Load
April 2026
14 departures · 3,082 passengers
75.9%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
NRT → SJC
90.5% full
7 departures · 1,837 passengers
SJC → NRT
61.3% full
7 departures · 1,245 passengers
Nonstop NRT–SJC 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
San Jose
US
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport
Coordinates
37.36°N, 121.93°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Narita (NRT) from San Jose (SJC)?
NRT to SJC is 5,142 miles (8,276 km / 4,468 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from NRT to SJC?
A nonstop covers the 5,142-mile great-circle distance in roughly 11h 05m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies NRT–SJC?
In April 2026, the Boeing 787-8 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying NRT–SJC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 5,142-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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