Japan Airlines· Callsign JAL33 ·Daily

JL33 from Tokyo to Bangkok, tracked live

A high-frequency Southeast Asian trunk route serving one of Japan's favorite business and leisure markets.

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HND
Tokyo
Tokyo Haneda Airport
11:05 JST (UTC+9)
6h 55m
4,588 km · 2,851 mi
Non-stop
BKK
Bangkok
Suvarnabhumi Airport
16:00 UTC+7
Typical schedule · next departure Friday, October 30 · times shown in airport local time
Aircraft
Boeing 787-9
typical equipment
Distance
4,588 km
2,478 nautical miles
Heading
248°
tracks west
Clock change
-2 h
on arrival
Block speed
663 km/h
gate to gate average
Range used
33%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#237
of 439 tracked routes

Follow JL33 in real time

The aircraft appears below whenever it is airborne and inside receiver coverage. Its planned route is drawn between the two airports.

JL33 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near 11:05 at HND. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

JL33 at a glance

  • The trip: 4,588 km (2,851 miles) from Tokyo to Bangkok, flying west.
  • How long: 6h 55m gate to gate. That is about 663 km/h on average, taxi time included.
  • Your watch: set it 2 hours back on arrival.
  • Window seat tip: the left (south-facing) side gets the sun on a daytime flight.
  • The plane: usually a Boeing 787-9. This route uses about 33% of how far it can fly.
  • When it goes: out of HND in mid-morning, into BKK in the afternoon.

JL33 route overview: HND to BKK

JL33 distance and great-circle path

JL33 covers 4,588 km, or 2,851 miles. That makes it a long-haul flight, a widebody route with a full night's flying time. Of the 439 routes we track, it ranks 237 by distance.

The plane leaves Tokyo heading west. On the map above, the line looks curved. That is normal. The shortest path over a round planet never looks straight on a flat screen. Our guide explains how the HND-BKK route appears on a tracker map.

Why JL33 block time differs from cruise time

The schedule allows 6.9 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 663 km/h. A Boeing 787-9 cruises faster than that. The gap is taxi time, climbing, descending and holding.

Flying west, this route pushes against the wind. The trip back east is usually shorter, even though the distance is the same. See how high-altitude winds behave in our guide to turbulence and jet streams.

Can the Boeing 787-9 comfortably fly JL33?

Not at all. At roughly 33% of its range, this is an easy trip for a Boeing 787-9. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Boeing 787-9.

What to know about JL33

  • Time change: you land 2 hours behind the time you left.

JL33 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 7 observations of JL33 across 7 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-10-28. Those records contain 5 distinct transponder addresses.

The median recorded visibility was 367 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
2026-10-28 tracked in flight 15:17 UTC 21:33 UTC 6h 16m
2026-10-27 tracked in flight 15:19 UTC 21:24 UTC 6h 5m
2026-10-26 tracked in flight 15:24 UTC 21:33 UTC 6h 9m
2026-10-25 tracked in flight 15:34 UTC 21:15 UTC 5h 41m
2026-10-24 tracked in flight 16:04 UTC 21:59 UTC 5h 55m
2026-10-23 tracked in flight 16:40 UTC 23:09 UTC 6h 29m
2026-10-22 tracked in flight 16:27 UTC 22:34 UTC 6h 7m

“First/last tracked” are when JL33 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on JL33

Every scheduled service we follow is listed in the tracker directory, including Japan Airlines and other tracked flights grouped by airline.

HND Tokyo Haneda Airport Tokyo, Japan · live radar →
BKK Suvarnabhumi Airport Bangkok, Thailand · live radar →
B789 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does JL33 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Boeing 787-9, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown4,588 km
AircraftBoeing 787-9 Dreamliner
Fuel burn rate5.78 kg per km
Fuel burned26,496 kg
CO2, whole flight83.7 tonnes
Seats, typical layout290
Passengers carried241 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger347 kg

Where that lands by cabin

The aircraft burns the same fuel whoever is aboard, so the cabins divide one total rather than each carrying their own. A seat's share is the floor it takes up, which is why an economy seat comes out below the 347 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy238 seats, 198 flown
251 kg CO2 per seat
Business44 seats, 37 flown
728 kg CO2 per seat
First9 seats, 7 flown
1,005 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, JL33 emits what 1,395 trees take back out of the air in a year. One economy seat on it accounts for about the same carbon dioxide as driving a petrol car 2,044 km, or 9,926 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at sectors of 6,204 km, 9,208 km and 12,116 km, all longer than this route, so the closest is held flat and the real figure is likely a little higher. It counts carbon dioxide only, and the cabin split assumes the layout typical of this size of aircraft. Read the full method, sources and caveats, or put JL33 against another flight.

Other tracked flights from Tokyo

FlightRouteTypical aircraft
JL15Los Angeles (LAX) → Tokyo (HND) JL15 flight tracker →
NH970Shanghai (SHA) → Tokyo (HND) Boeing 787-8 DreamlinerNH970 flight tracker →
DL275Detroit (DTW) → Tokyo (HND) Airbus A350-900DL275 flight tracker →
NH73Tokyo (HND) → Sapporo (CTS) Boeing 777-200ERNH73 flight tracker →
NH992Osaka (KIX) → Tokyo (HND) Airbus A321neoNH992 flight tracker →
NH855Tokyo (HND) → Jakarta (CGK) Boeing 787-9 DreamlinerNH855 flight tracker →

Guides relevant to JL33

Chosen from this route's distance, timing, aircraft, airline and airports.

Narrowbody vs widebody aircraft A long-haul sector makes aircraft size, cabin layout and range especially relevant.
Boeing versus Airbus The typical aircraft is built by Boeing; these visual clues help identify it.
Airline alliances explained Japan Airlines belongs to oneworld, which affects connections and codeshares.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

The route and typical schedule are maintained reference data. Live ADS-B observations are evidence of receiver coverage, not proof of on-time performance. Always confirm the operating date and times with the airline.

Read our schedule and observation review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

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JL33 frequently asked questions

How long is the JL33 flight?

Tokyo to Bangkok is 4,588 km (2,851 miles) in a straight line, scheduled at 6.9 hours gate to gate. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates JL33?

Typically a Boeing 787-9 (full specifications), using roughly 33% of that type's published range.

Does JL33 fly every day?

The published pattern is daily, departing 11:05 local from HND. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track JL33 live?

Yes. Whenever JL33 is airborne and in receiver coverage the map above follows it live, with altitude, ground speed and heading. Between rotations, the seven-day log above shows where it has been.

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