# Distance from Longyearbyen (LYR) to Tokyo (NRT)

> 6,836 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,836 km / 4,247 mi / 3,691 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 49° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 349° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Norway) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 21:08 in Longyearbyen, it's 04:08 in Tokyo)
- **Elevation difference**: 53 ft (NRT is higher than LYR)

## Airports

### [Svalbard Airport Longyear (LYR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lyr-longyearbyen-svalbard-airport-longyear/1ef266de-c98b-68ce-8e00-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Longyearbyen, Norway
- ICAO: ENSB
- Timezone: Arctic/Longyearbyen
- Coordinates: 78.250000, 15.470000
- Elevation: 88 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 21:08 in Longyearbyen, it's 04:08 in Tokyo.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Svalbard Airport Longyear (LYR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lyr-longyearbyen-svalbard-airport-longyear/1ef266de-c98b-68ce-8e00-06bb2780ed98)
- [Narita International Airport (NRT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nrt-tokyo-narita-international-airport/1ef266df-8b22-61a4-b84a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)