Japan Airlines· Callsign JAL515 ·Daily

JL515 from Tokyo to Sapporo, tracked live

Q: What aircraft operates JL515?

Typically an Airbus A350-900, using roughly 5% of that type's published range.

Q: Does JL515 fly every day?

The published pattern is daily, departing 09:00 local from HND. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

One of the busiest domestic air routes in the world, now flown with JAL's domestic-configured A350s.

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HND

Tokyo

Tokyo Haneda Airport

09:00 JST (UTC+9)

1h 35m

820 km · 510 mi

Non-stop

CTS

Sapporo

New Chitose Airport

10:35 JST (UTC+9)

Typical schedule · next departure Friday, October 30 · times shown in airport local time

Aircraft

Airbus A350-900

typical equipment

Distance

820 km

443 nautical miles

Heading

11°

tracks north

Clock change

0 h

same time zone

Block speed

518 km/h

gate to gate average

Range used

of the type's book range

Length rank

#397

of 439 tracked routes

Follow JL515 in real time

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

JL515 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near 09:00 at HND. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

JL515 at a glance

The trip: 820 km (510 miles) from Tokyo to Sapporo, flying north.
How long: 1h 35m gate to gate. That is about 518 km/h on average, taxi time included.
Your watch: no change, both cities share a clock.
Window seat tip: either side works on this heading.
The plane: usually an Airbus A350-900. This route uses about 5% of how far it can fly.
When it goes: out of HND in mid-morning, into CTS in mid-morning.

JL515 route overview: HND to CTS

JL515 distance and great-circle path

JL515 covers 820 km, or 510 miles. That makes it a short-haul flight, a single-aisle hop where turnaround time matters more than range. Of the 439 routes we track, it ranks 397 by distance.

The plane leaves Tokyo heading north. 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-CTS route appears on a tracker map.

Why JL515 block time differs from cruise time

The schedule allows 1.6 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 518 km/h. An Airbus A350-900 cruises faster than that. The gap is taxi time, climbing, descending and holding.

Winds aloft shift the real flight time by up to an hour in either direction. See what really moves flight times.

Can the Airbus A350-900 comfortably fly JL515?

Not at all. At roughly 5% of its range, this is an easy trip for an Airbus A350-900. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A350-900.

What to know about JL515

Time change: none. Both cities keep the same clock, so arrival time reads exactly as you expect.

JL515 against the rest of the HND-CTS pairing

We track 3 scheduled services between Tokyo and Sapporo, split between All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines. Among them, it is the last departure of the day on this route; it is the only one flown with an Airbus A350-900.

Measured against JL515, which pushes back at 09:00:

NH37 (All Nippon Airways) leaves 1 hour earlier and is given the same block time, on a Boeing 777-200.
NH73 (All Nippon Airways) runs the same pairing, on a Boeing 777-200ER.

Block time is gate to gate, so it counts taxi at both ends. That is why two flights covering identical distance rarely share a scheduled duration.

JL515 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 8 observations of JL515 across 8 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-10-29. Those records contain 6 distinct transponder addresses.

The median recorded visibility was 90 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)	Route	First tracked	Last tracked	Tracked for
2026-10-29	tracked in flight	03:44 UTC	05:11 UTC	1h 26m
2026-10-28	tracked in flight	03:57 UTC	05:30 UTC	1h 33m
2026-10-27	tracked in flight	03:47 UTC	05:21 UTC	1h 33m
2026-10-26	tracked in flight	03:54 UTC	05:20 UTC	1h 26m
2026-10-25	tracked in flight	03:46 UTC	05:11 UTC	1h 25m
2026-10-24	tracked in flight	03:47 UTC	05:19 UTC	1h 32m
2026-10-23	tracked in flight	03:44 UTC	05:12 UTC	1h 28m
2026-10-22	tracked in flight	04:08 UTC	05:41 UTC	1h 32m

“First/last tracked” are when JL515 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on JL515

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 →

CTS New Chitose Airport Sapporo, Japan · live radar →

A359 Airbus A350-900 Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does JL515 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Airbus A350-900, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown	820 km
Aircraft	Airbus A350-900
Fuel burn rate	6.03 kg per km
Fuel burned	4,945 kg
CO2, whole flight	15.6 tonnes
Seats, typical layout	300
Passengers carried	249 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger	63 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 63 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy246 seats, 204 flown

46 kg CO2 per seat

1 tree absorbing for a year

Business45 seats, 37 flown

134 kg CO2 per seat

2 trees absorbing for a year

First9 seats, 7 flown

184 kg CO2 per seat

3 trees absorbing for a year

Taken whole, JL515 emits what 260 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 369 km, or 1,793 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 9,208 km, 10,249 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 JL515 against another flight.

Other tracked flights from Tokyo

Flight	Route	Typical aircraft
JL15	Los Angeles (LAX) → Tokyo (HND)		JL15 flight tracker →
NH970	Shanghai (SHA) → Tokyo (HND)	Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner	NH970 flight tracker →
DL275	Detroit (DTW) → Tokyo (HND)	Airbus A350-900	DL275 flight tracker →
NH73	Tokyo (HND) → Sapporo (CTS)	Boeing 777-200ER	NH73 flight tracker →
NH992	Osaka (KIX) → Tokyo (HND)	Airbus A321neo	NH992 flight tracker →
NH855	Tokyo (HND) → Jakarta (CGK)	Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner	NH855 flight tracker →

Guides relevant to JL515

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Data sources and review

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

Observed transponder data - observed ADS-B positions and the seven-day activity record.
Japan Airlines official website - current passenger schedule confirmation.

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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JL515 frequently asked questions

How long is the JL515 flight?

Tokyo to Sapporo is 820 km (510 miles) in a straight line, scheduled at 1.6 hours gate to gate. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates JL515?

Typically an Airbus A350-900 (full specifications), using roughly 5% of that type's published range.

Does JL515 fly every day?

The published pattern is daily, departing 09:00 local from HND. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Who else flies Tokyo to Sapporo?

We track 3 scheduled services on this pairing across 2 carriers: All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines. The others are NH37, NH73. Against them, JL515 stands out because it is the last departure of the day on this route; it is the only one flown with an Airbus A350-900.

Can I track JL515 live?

Yes. Whenever JL515 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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