# Distance from Bowling Green (BWG) to Tokyo (NRT)

> 10,597 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,597 km / 6,585 mi / 5,722 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 324° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 36° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 18:19 in Bowling Green, it's 08:19 in Tokyo)
- **Elevation difference**: 406 ft (NRT is lower than BWG)

## Airports

### [Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport (BWG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bwg-bowling-green-bowling-green-warren-county-regional-airport/1ef266df-11d9-6c20-8b62-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bowling Green, United States
- ICAO: KBWG
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 36.960000, -86.420000
- Elevation: 547 ft

### [Narita International Airport (NRT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nrt-tokyo-narita-international-airport/1ef266df-8b22-61a4-b84a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tokyo, Japan
- ICAO: RJAA
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 35.760000, 140.390000
- Elevation: 141 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 18:19 in Bowling Green, it's 08:19 in Tokyo.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport (BWG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bwg-bowling-green-bowling-green-warren-county-regional-airport/1ef266df-11d9-6c20-8b62-06bb2780ed98)
- [Narita International Airport (NRT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nrt-tokyo-narita-international-airport/1ef266df-8b22-61a4-b84a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)