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Japan Airlines · leaves Wed, November 11
IN THE AIR
3:59 PM
at the gate · Tokyo Haneda · Terminal 3
Thursday, November 12 · in 7 h 25 min
Expected · planned 5:20 PM · 80 min early
Updated 3:35 PM San Francisco · 8:35 AM Tokyo · live data
Japan Airlines·Boeing 777-300EROn its wayWed, Nov 11JL 1 San Francisco to Tokyo: Scheduled12:50PMSFOSan FranciscoTerminal IScheduled, Thu, Nov 125:20PMHNDTokyoTerminal 3
Held down by delaysLeft on time 81%, arrived on time 62%
The Pulse is the average of its parts: (72 + 75 + 75) ÷ 3 = 74Pulse74
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The Pulse is the average of its parts: (72 + 75 + 75) ÷ 3 = 74Pulse74
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Japan Airlines · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Took off 1:25 PMLands Thu, 3:51 PM7 h 17 min to landing
Gates and baggage belts come from the airports and can change on the day.
Gate to gate
- Wed, November 11 San Francisco time
- 12:44 PMplanned 12:50 PMLeft the gate, happened6 min earlySFO · Terminal I · Gate A6
- 1:25 PMplanned 1:05 PMTook off, happened21 min lateSan Francisco SFO
- Now2 h 9 min since take-off
- Thu, November 12 Tokyo time
- 3:51 PMplanned 5:12 PMLands, expected80 min earlyTokyo Haneda
- 3:59 PMplanned 5:20 PMAt the gate, expected80 min earlyHND · Terminal 3
- BagsNot announced yet · usually about an hour before landing
- AircraftBoeing 777-300ER · JA741J
- Flight time9 h 26 min · planned 11 h 7 min
From the airports · gates and belts can change on the day
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Before you fly
San FranciscoWednesday afternoon
When should you get to SFO?
Not in our data yet.
We don't have the security count at SFO for that hour yet, so we can't suggest when to arrive.
Where can you wait before your flight?
UsuallyReading the lounges at SFO.
Reading the lounges at SFO.Still counting: a new flight takes up to a minute the first time.
12:50 PM at the gate, on the schedule
Does your flight leave on time?
UsuallyMost often leaves the gate by 1:05 PM. Not always on time.
On timemost often, leaving the gate by 1:05 PM
One in five of its last 80 departures left more than 15 minutes late; when late, by about 40 minutes.
Which plane is your flight on?
ForecastA Boeing 777-300ER, 3-4-3 in economy.
777-300ERThe plane assigned to this flight
Registration JA741J · 17 years old · Wi‑Fi, power at every seat, seatback screens, meals
3‑4‑3 in economy: the tighter of the two layouts airlines use on this type.
In the air
Flight time 11 h 30 min
Which way does it fly?
UsuallyOver the North Pacific for about 5 h.
5 hover the North Pacific
Last land is the United States; Japan comes up about 1 h before landing.
5:50 PM the bumpy stretch · Over the North Pacific
Will it be bumpy?
ForecastMostly smooth. One bumpy stretch. Bumps over the North Pacific, 4 h 45 min after take‑off; light bumps now and then elsewhere.
Mostly smoothone bumpy stretch, over the North Pacific mid‑flight
About 4 h 45 min after take‑off; light bumps now and then elsewhere.
- Typical altitude
- Small bumps
- Bumpy
4:30 PM sunset, Tokyo time
What will you see from the window?
EstimateSunset on the right, about 45 min before landing.
Daylight, then the sunset 45 min before landing and night after it.
Left windowseats A–C
PacificaUnited States, below the plane
North Pacific , open water below
YachimataJapan, below the plane
SFO timeHND time
1:05 PM6:05 AM
5:15 PM10:15 AM
11:30 PM4:30 PM
HND
Right windowseats H–K
ParksideUnited States, below the plane
North Pacific , open water below
Sunset, the sun on this side
San Francisco time in bold, as your phone keeps it in the air; Tokyo time under it. Approximate: from the airline’s planned departure at 12:50 PM and a usual taxi to take-off; if it leaves late, these move with it.
After landing
TokyoThursday evening
What’s the weather when you land?
ForecastAbout 46 °F, rain likely. Bring a rain jacket.
46°FRain likely at night
Bring a rain jacket.
- Still dark when you landsun up 6:15 AM–4:35 PM
How busy is passport control when you land?
Not in our data yet.
How arriving at HND goes at that hour is not in our data yet.
How do you get to the city center?
Not in our data yet.
Travel times from HND into Tokyo are not in our data yet.
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