Tokyo (HND) – Chicago (ORD)
- Distance
- 10,147 km
- 6,305 mi · 5,479 nm
- Flight time
- 11 h 46 min / 13 h 13 min
- Average gate to gate: HND → ORD / back
- Time difference
- 15 h / 14 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 1,185 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (701 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 471,697
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +1.3%
- Flights / week
- 42
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 84%
- 559,096 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 3
- UA, JL, NH
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from HND
- 33°
- Heading from ORD
- 323°
- Halfway point
- 63.22, -159.87
- Great-circle km
- 10,124 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air HND → ORD
- 10 h 59 min
- In the air ORD → HND
- 12 h 35 min
- Clocks
- 15 h in January, 14 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 12 h 45 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 39,229 |
| Sep 2025 | 35,562 |
| Oct 2025 | 42,003 |
| Nov 2025 | 39,096 |
| Dec 2025 | 38,034 |
| Jan 2026 | 37,718 |
| Feb 2026 | 30,710 |
| Mar 2026 | 43,630 |
| Apr 2026 | 40,998 |
| May 2026 | 43,015 |
| Jun 2026 | 41,124 |
| Jul 2026 | 40,578 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 184 |
| Sep 2025 | 179 |
| Oct 2025 | 184 |
| Nov 2025 | 180 |
| Dec 2025 | 186 |
| Jan 2026 | 182 |
| Feb 2026 | 157 |
| Mar 2026 | 185 |
| Apr 2026 | 180 |
| May 2026 | 187 |
| Jun 2026 | 179 |
| Jul 2026 | 185 |
Airlines flying HND–ORD nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| UAUnited Air Lines | 14 | 42% |
| JLJapan Air Lines | 14 | 30% |
| NHAll Nippon Airways | 14 | 28% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 1,445 flights
- Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner · 720 flights
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 2 flights
- Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 1 flight
Also carried: 22,946 tonnes of freight and 507 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 10,124 km.
Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.
Every airport pair between Tokyo and Chicago
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More routes from HND
More routes from ORD
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| ORD → LGA | 1,180 km | 2,736,902 |
| ORD → LAX | 2,808 km | 2,332,419 |
| ORD → SFO | 2,971 km | 1,976,484 |
| ORD → DEN | 1,430 km | 1,974,190 |
| ORD → MCO | 1,617 km | 1,924,694 |
| ORD → DFW | 1,290 km | 1,916,312 |
| ORD → BOS | 1,395 km | 1,886,038 |
| ORD → EWR | 1,157 km | 1,731,402 |
| ORD → IAH | 1,489 km | 1,711,056 |
| ORD → PHX | 2,317 km | 1,706,053 |