# Distance from Mataiva Airport (MVT) to Tokyo (NRT)

> 9,326 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,326 km / 5,795 mi / 5,036 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 310° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 113° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: +19h (When it's 03:02 in Mataiva Airport, it's 22:02 in Tokyo)
- **Elevation difference**: 130 ft (NRT is higher than MVT)

## Airports

### [Mataiva Airport (MVT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mvt-mataiva-airport/1ef266df-737e-649e-8f79-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mataiva Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGV
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -14.870000, -148.720000
- Elevation: 11 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 03:02 in Mataiva Airport, it's 22:02 in Tokyo.
With a 19-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mataiva Airport (MVT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mvt-mataiva-airport/1ef266df-737e-649e-8f79-06bb2780ed98)
- [Narita International Airport (NRT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nrt-tokyo-narita-international-airport/1ef266df-8b22-61a4-b84a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)