# Distance from Kars (KSY) to Tokyo (NRT)

> 8,053 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,053 km / 5,004 mi / 4,348 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 58° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 308° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Turkey) → Japan
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 10:19 in Kars, it's 16:19 in Tokyo)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,748 ft (NRT is lower than KSY)

## Airports

### [Kars Airport (KSY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ksy-kars-kars-airport/1ef266df-58fa-6636-9701-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kars, Turkey
- ICAO: LTCF
- Timezone: Europe/Istanbul
- Coordinates: 40.560000, 43.120000
- Elevation: 5,889 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:19 in Kars, it's 16:19 in Tokyo.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kars Airport (KSY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ksy-kars-kars-airport/1ef266df-58fa-6636-9701-06bb2780ed98)
- [Narita International Airport (NRT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nrt-tokyo-narita-international-airport/1ef266df-8b22-61a4-b84a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)