JL62 distance and great-circle path
JL62 covers 8,813 km, or 5,476 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 116 by distance.
The plane leaves Los Angeles heading north-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 LAX-HND route appears on a tracker map.
Why JL62 block time differs from cruise time
The schedule allows 11.8 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 745 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 timing changes the trip in our red-eye flight guide.
Can the Boeing 787-9 comfortably fly JL62?
Not really. It uses about 63% of the Boeing 787-9's range. That leaves room for a full load of passengers and bags. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Boeing 787-9.
What to know about JL62
- Time change: you land 16 hours ahead of the time you left. That is enough to cause jet lag. Here is how pilots handle it.
- Crosses the date line: the calendar date changes while you are in the air.