# Distance from Anchorage (MRI) to Tokyo (NRT)

> 5,524 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,524 km / 3,433 mi / 2,983 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 273° (west)
- **Return heading**: 36° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +17h (When it's 23:45 in Anchorage, it's 16:45 in Tokyo)
- **Elevation difference**: 2 ft (NRT is lower than MRI)

## Airports

### [Merrill Field (MRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mri-anchorage-merrill-field/1ef266df-876b-6e20-b579-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Anchorage, United States
- ICAO: PAMR
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 61.200000, -149.800000
- Elevation: 143 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 23:45 in Anchorage, it's 16:45 in Tokyo.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Merrill Field (MRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mri-anchorage-merrill-field/1ef266df-876b-6e20-b579-06bb2780ed98)
- [Narita International Airport (NRT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nrt-tokyo-narita-international-airport/1ef266df-8b22-61a4-b84a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)