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United Airlines · leaves Thu, November 12
ON TIME
10:20 AM
leaves the gate · SFO · Terminal I · Gate G8
In 17 h 44 min
Planned · lands Fri, 2:42 PM Tokyo time
San Francisco TokyoUA 875
Updated 4:36 PM San Francisco · 9:36 AM Tokyo · live data
United Airlines·Boeing 777-200LeavesThu, Nov 12tomorrowUA 875 San Francisco to Tokyo: Scheduled10:20AMSFOSan FranciscoTerminal I · Gate G8Scheduled, Fri, Nov 132:50PMHNDTokyoTerminal 3
Held down by slow airports70 min into Tokyo; minutes waiting at security and passport control not in our data yet
The Pulse is the average of its parts: (72 + 90 + 30 + 62) ÷ 4 = 64Pulse64
On the day, follow itin FlightPassport
The Pulse is the average of its parts: (72 + 90 + 30 + 62) ÷ 4 = 64Pulse64
On the day, follow itin FlightPassportSan Francisco Tokyo
United Airlines · Thursday, November 12, 2026
Leaves 10:20 AMLands Fri, 2:42 PM
Gates and baggage belts come from the airports and can change on the day.
Gate to gate
- Thu, November 12 San Francisco time
- 10:20 AMplannedLeaves the gate, expectedon timeSFO · Terminal I · Gate G8
- 10:30 AMplanned 10:35 AMTakes off, expected5 min earlySan Francisco SFO
- Fri, November 13 Tokyo time
- 2:42 PMplannedLands, expectedTokyo Haneda
- 2:50 PMplannedAt the gate, expectedHND · Terminal 3
- AircraftBoeing 777-200
- Flight time11 h 7 min, planned
From the airports · gates and belts can change on the day
Before you fly
San FranciscoThursday morning
7:30 AM at the door · San Francisco, Terminal I
How busy is security before your flight?
EstimateBe at the door by 7:30 AM. You reach security at 7:45 AM, at its quietest before your flight.
Quietagainst the day’s busiest quarter
You reach it at 7:45 AM. Once through, about 1 h 30 min until boarding opens.
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.
10:20 AM at the gate, on the schedule
Does your flight leave on time?
UsuallyMost often leaves the gate by 10:35 AM. Not always on time.
On timemost often, leaving the gate by 10:35 AM
One in five of its last 81 departures left more than 15 minutes late; when late, by about 35 minutes.
Which plane is your flight on?
UsuallyA Boeing 777-200, 3-4-3 in economy.
777-200Too few flights yet: all 13 of its recent flights we know of
Planes 16–29 years old, an older cabin · 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.
10:55 AM the bumpy stretch · Over the North Pacific
Will it be bumpy?
ForecastMostly smooth. One bumpy stretch. Bumps over the North Pacific, 20 min after take‑off; light bumps now and then elsewhere.
Mostly smoothone bumpy stretch, over the North Pacific after take‑off
About 20 min after take‑off; light bumps now and then elsewhere.
- Typical altitude
- Small bumps
- Bumpy
What will you see from the window?
EstimateEither side sees much the same.
Either side sees much the same.
Left windowseats A–C
PacificaUnited States, below the plane
North Pacific , open water below
YachimataJapan, below the plane
SFO timeHND time
10:35 AM3:35 AM
2:45 PM7:45 AM
8:40 PM1:40 PM
HND
Right windowseats H–K
ParksideUnited States, below the plane
North Pacific , open water below
YotsukaidōJapan, below the plane
No sunrise or sunset on this flight, so neither side has the sun. 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 10:20 AM and a usual taxi to take-off; if it leaves late, these move with it.
After landing
TokyoFriday afternoon
What’s the weather when you land?
ForecastAbout 64 °F, rain possible. A light layer is enough.
64°FRain possible by day
A light layer is enough.
- Light when you landsun up 6:15 AM–4:35 PM
2:50 PM at the gate, Tokyo time · Tokyo Haneda, Terminal 3
How busy is passport control when you land?
EstimatePassport control around 3:05 PM, quiet for the day.
Quietagainst the day’s busiest quarter
You reach it around 3:05 PM, 15 min after the gate.
How do you get to the city center?
EstimateAbout 70 min by car or taxi.
70minby car or taxi, door to door
Door to door from the airport, around your landing hour; public transport times aren’t in our data for HND.
Before you book
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