Japan Airlines· Callsign JAL736

JL736 from Hong Kong to Tokyo, tracked live

Japan Airlines between Hong Kong and Tokyo: 2,963 km north-east, medium-haul, tracked live here whenever it is transmitting.

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HKG
Hong Kong
Hong Kong International Airport
2,963 km · 1,841 mi
Non-stop
NRT
Tokyo
Narita International Airport
Aircraft
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
typical equipment
Distance
2,963 km
1,600 nautical miles
Heading
54°
tracks north-east
Clock change
+1 h
on arrival
Range used
22%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#212
of 303 tracked routes

Follow JL736 in real time

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

JL736 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near departure time. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

JL736 at a glance

  • The trip: 2,963 km (1,841 miles) from Hong Kong to Tokyo, flying north-east.
  • How long: no published block time for this service yet.
  • Your watch: set it 1 hour forward on arrival.
  • Window seat tip: the right (south-facing) side gets the sun on a daytime flight.
  • The plane: usually a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. This route uses about 22% of how far it can fly.

JL736 route overview: HKG to NRT

JL736 distance and great-circle path

JL736 covers 2,963 km, or 1,841 miles. That makes it a medium-haul flight, long enough for a full meal service, short enough for narrowbodies. Of the 303 routes we track, it ranks 212 by distance.

Hong Kong to Tokyo is 2,963 km (1,841 miles) on an initial heading of 54°, which is broadly north-east. Watches move 1 hour forward between the two gates. It links China with Japan.

Our guide explains how the HKG-NRT route appears on a tracker map.

Can the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner comfortably fly JL736?

Not at all. At roughly 22% of its range, this is an easy trip for a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.

What to know about JL736

  • Time change: you land 1 hour ahead of the time you left.

What we know about JL736

What flying HKG to NRT takes

It is a medium-haul sector, long enough for a full meal service, short enough for narrowbodies. Japan Airlines needs a narrowbody on the longer variants, or a widebody where demand justifies it: at this distance the choice is usually about seat count rather than range. In daylight the sun sits on the right (south-facing) side of the cabin for most of the crossing.

How we verified this

The origin and destination on this page are the ones we verified for callsign JAL736 through adsbdb, not a schedule copied from elsewhere. We have logged it airborne on 13 days between 2026-09-20 and 2026-10-02. Timings are observations, not an official operational status: always confirm with the airline before travelling.

This page was published from our own tracking record rather than a third-party schedule feed, so it grows as we see the flight again. The seven-day log below is the raw version of the same evidence.

JL736 against the rest of the HKG-NRT pairing

We track 2 scheduled services between Hong Kong and Tokyo, split between Cathay Pacific and Japan Airlines. Among them, it is the only one flown with a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.

Measured against JL736:

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.

JL736 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 7 observations of JL736 across 7 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-10-02. Those records contain 4 distinct transponder addresses. The most frequently resolved route was HKG-NRT (7 records).

The median recorded visibility was 243 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
2026-10-02 HKG → NRT 03:07 UTC 06:54 UTC 3h 46m
2026-10-01 HKG → NRT 02:56 UTC 07:00 UTC 4h 4m
2026-09-30 HKG → NRT 02:31 UTC 06:33 UTC 4h 2m
2026-09-29 HKG → NRT 04:51 UTC 06:28 UTC 1h 37m
2026-09-28 HKG → NRT 03:22 UTC 08:01 UTC 4h 39m
2026-09-27 HKG → NRT 02:51 UTC 07:01 UTC 4h 10m
2026-09-26 HKG → NRT 02:56 UTC 06:59 UTC 4h 3m

“First/last tracked” are when JL736 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on JL736

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

HKG Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong, China · live radar →
NRT Narita International Airport Tokyo, Japan · live radar →
B788 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does JL736 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Boeing 787-8, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown2,963 km
AircraftBoeing 787-8 Dreamliner
Fuel burn rate5.26 kg per km
Fuel burned15,591 kg
CO2, whole flight49.3 tonnes
Seats, typical layout242
Passengers carried201 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger245 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 245 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy198 seats, 164 flown
179 kg CO2 per seat
Business36 seats, 30 flown
520 kg CO2 per seat
First7 seats, 6 flown
717 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, JL736 emits what 821 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 1,442 km, or 7,003 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 6,297 km and 8,612 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 JL736 against another flight.

Other tracked flights from Hong Kong

FlightRouteTypical aircraft
CX3479Hong Kong (HKG) → Mumbai (BOM) CX3479 flight tracker →
CX888Hong Kong (HKG) → Vancouver (YVR) → New York (JFK) Airbus A350-1000CX888 flight tracker →
CX255Hong Kong (HKG) → London (LHR) Airbus A350-1000CX255 flight tracker →
CX880Hong Kong (HKG) → Los Angeles (LAX) Boeing 777-300ERCX880 flight tracker →
CX100Hong Kong (HKG) → Sydney (SYD) Airbus A350-900CX100 flight tracker →
CX520Hong Kong (HKG) → Tokyo (NRT) Airbus A330-300CX520 flight tracker →

Guides relevant to JL736

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

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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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JL736 frequently asked questions

How long is the JL736 flight?

Hong Kong to Tokyo is 2,963 km (1,841 miles) in a straight line. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates JL736?

Typically a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (full specifications), using roughly 22% of that type's published range.

Does JL736 fly every day?

Frequency varies by season. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Who else flies Hong Kong to Tokyo?

We track 2 scheduled services on this pairing across 2 carriers: Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines. The others are CX520. Against them, JL736 stands out because it is the only one flown with a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.

Can I track JL736 live?

Yes. Whenever JL736 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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