# Distance from Matari Airport (IRP) to Tokyo (NRT)

> 11,850 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,850 km / 7,363 mi / 6,399 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 51° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 286° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 03:25 in Matari Airport, it's 10:25 in Tokyo)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,297 ft (NRT is lower than IRP)

## Airports

### [Matari Airport (IRP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/irp-matari-airport/1ef266de-e3f2-6e6a-9946-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Matari Airport, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZJH
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: 2.830000, 27.590000
- Elevation: 2,438 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 03:25 in Matari Airport, it's 10:25 in Tokyo.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Matari Airport (IRP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/irp-matari-airport/1ef266de-e3f2-6e6a-9946-06bb2780ed98)
- [Narita International Airport (NRT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nrt-tokyo-narita-international-airport/1ef266df-8b22-61a4-b84a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)