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Japan Airlines · leaves Thu, November 12
ON TIME
12:50 PM
leaves the gate · SFO · Terminal I
In 21 h 27 min
Planned · lands Fri, 5:12 PM Tokyo time
Updated 3:23 PM San Francisco · 8:23 AM Tokyo · live data
Japan Airlines·Boeing 777-300LeavesThu, Nov 12tomorrowJL 1 San Francisco to Tokyo: Scheduled12:50PMSFOSan FranciscoTerminal IScheduled, Fri, Nov 135:20PMHNDTokyoTerminal 3
Held down by slow airports76 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 + 24 + 73) ÷ 4 = 65Pulse65
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The Pulse is the average of its parts: (72 + 90 + 24 + 73) ÷ 4 = 65Pulse65
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Japan Airlines · Thursday, November 12, 2026
Leaves 12:50 PMLands Fri, 5:12 PM
Gates and baggage belts come from the airports and can change on the day.
Gate to gate
- Thu, November 12 San Francisco time
- 12:50 PMplannedLeaves the gate, expectedon timeSFO · Terminal I
- 1:00 PMplanned 1:05 PMTakes off, expected5 min earlySan Francisco SFO
- Fri, November 13 Tokyo time
- 5:12 PMplannedLands, expectedTokyo Haneda
- 5:20 PMplannedAt the gate, expectedHND · Terminal 3
- AircraftBoeing 777-300
- Flight time11 h 7 min, planned
From the airports · gates and belts can change on the day
Before you fly
San FranciscoThursday afternoon
9:45 AM at the door · San Francisco, Terminal I
How busy is security before your flight?
EstimateBe at the door by 9:45 AM. You reach security at 10:00 AM, in one of its quieter quarters; 11:15 AM is a little quieter.
Moderately busyagainst the day’s busiest quarter
You reach it at 10:00 AM; 11:15 AM is a little quieter. Once through, about 1 h 45 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.
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?
UsuallyA Boeing 777-300ER, 3-4-3 in economy.
777-300ERToo few flights yet: all 14 of its recent flights we know of
Planes 17–19 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.
1:50 PM the bumpy stretch · Over the North Pacific
Will it be bumpy?
ForecastMostly smooth. Two bumpy stretches. Bumps over the North Pacific, 45 min after take‑off; light bumps now and then elsewhere.
Mostly smoothtwo bumpy stretches, the first over the North Pacific after take‑off
About 45 min after take‑off; light bumps now and then elsewhere.
- Typical altitude
- Small bumps
- Bumpy
4:25 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
11:25 PM4:25 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
TokyoFriday evening
What’s the weather when you land?
ForecastAbout 45 °F at night, rain possible. Bring a jacket.
64°FPartly cloudy, the week you land
High 64 °F · Low 45 °F. Bring a jacket.
- Rain on 3 of 7 dayswhich days isn’t known yet
- About 6 h of sun a dayof 10 h 20 min of daylight
- Still dark when you landsun up 6:15 AM–4:35 PM
5:20 PM at the gate, Tokyo time · Tokyo Haneda, Terminal 3
How busy is passport control when you land?
EstimatePassport control around 5:35 PM, moderately busy for the day.
Moderately busyagainst the day’s busiest quarter
You reach it around 5:35 PM, 15 min after the gate.
How do you get to the city center?
EstimateAbout 75 min by car or taxi.
75minby 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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