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China Airlines · leaves Thu, November 12
ON TIME
7:30 PM
leaves the gate · NRT · Terminal 2 · Gate 85
In 9 h 15 min
Planned · lands 11:02 PM Kaohsiung time
Tokyo KaohsiungCI 127
Updated 10:15 AM Tokyo · 9:15 AM Kaohsiung · live data
China Airlines·Boeing 737-800LeavesThu, Nov 12todayCI 127 Tokyo to Kaohsiung: Scheduled7:30PMNRTTokyoTerminal 2 · Gate 85Scheduled11:10PMKHHKaohsiungTerminal I
Nothing holds it downEvery part is 75 or more
The Pulse is the average of its parts: (75 + 81 + 75) ÷ 3 = 77Pulse77
On the day, follow itin FlightPassport
The Pulse is the average of its parts: (75 + 81 + 75) ÷ 3 = 77Pulse77
On the day, follow itin FlightPassportTokyo Kaohsiung
China Airlines · Thursday, November 12, 2026
Leaves 7:30 PMLands 11:02 PM
Gates and baggage belts come from the airports and can change on the day.
Gate to gate
- Thu, November 12 Tokyo time
- 7:30 PMplannedLeaves the gate, expectedon timeNRT · Terminal 2 · Gate 85
- 7:40 PMplanned 7:45 PMTakes off, expected5 min earlyTokyo NRT
- Thu, November 12 Kaohsiung time
- 11:02 PMplannedLands, expectedKaohsiung
- 11:10 PMplannedAt the gate, expectedKHH · Terminal I · Gate 28
- AircraftBoeing 737-800
- Flight time4 h 17 min, planned
From the airports · gates and belts can change on the day
Before you fly
TokyoThursday evening
5:15 PM at the door · Narita, Terminal 2
How busy is security before your flight?
EstimateBe at the door by 5:15 PM. You reach security at 5:30 PM, with time to spare; 6:00 PM is a little quieter.
Moderately busyagainst the day’s busiest quarter
You reach it at 5:30 PM; 6:00 PM is a little quieter. Once through, about 1 h until boarding opens.
Where can you wait before your flight?
UsuallyReading the lounges at NRT.
Reading the lounges at NRT.Still counting: a new flight takes up to a minute the first time.
Does your flight leave on time?
Not in our record yet.
Its departures aren’t in our data yet. The airline’s schedule has it leaving the gate at 7:30 PM, Tokyo time.
Which plane is your flight on?
UsuallyA Boeing 737-800, 3-3 in economy.
737-800The type on its last flights
Planes 10–13 years old · Wi‑Fi, power at the seats, films to your own device, meals to buy · lately also A321neo, 9 of its 14 recent flights
3‑3 in economy. No sun at the windows: it’s dark all the way.
In the air
Flight time 4 h 40 min
Which way does it fly?
UsuallyOver open water for about 1 h 40 min.
1 h 40 minover open water
Last land is Japan; Japan comes up about 2 h 20 min before landing.
8:10 PM the bumpy stretch · Near Yokohama
Will it be bumpy?
ForecastMostly smooth. One bumpy stretch. Bumps near Yokohama, 25 min after take‑off; light bumps now and then elsewhere.
Mostly smoothone bumpy stretch, near Yokohama after take‑off
About 25 min after take‑off; light bumps now and then elsewhere.
- Typical altitude
- Small bumps
- Bumpy
What will you see from the window?
EstimateThe right side sees more.
The right side sees more.
Left windowseats A–C
SugitaJapan, below the plane, in the dark
CaotunTaiwan, below the plane, in the dark
NRT timeKHH time
8:00 PM7:00 PM
11:10 PM10:10 PM
KHH
Right windowseats D–F
IsogoJapan, below the plane, in the dark
XizhouTaiwan, below the plane, in the dark
No sunrise or sunset on this flight, so neither side has the sun. Tokyo time in bold, as your phone keeps it in the air; Kaohsiung time under it. Approximate: from the airline’s planned departure at 7:30 PM and a usual taxi to take-off; if it leaves late, these move with it.
After landing
KaohsiungThursday night
What’s the weather when you land?
Measured now77 °F there now, a few clouds.
77°FA few clouds now
- Still dark when you landsun up 6:10 AM–5:15 PM
11:10 PM at the gate, Kaohsiung time · Kaohsiung, Terminal I
How busy is passport control when you land?
EstimatePassport control around 11:25 PM.
11:25PMat passport control, Kaohsiung time
How many people are there then is not in our data yet.
How do you get to the city center?
EstimateA car or taxi is about 20 min quicker.
20minby car or taxi
public transport: about 40 min
Door to door from the airport, around your landing hour.
Before you book
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