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GBA to NRT: distance & flight time
Pailton (Cotswold Airport) → Tokyo (Narita International Airport)
5,983 mi
9,628 km · 5,199 nm
12h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,983 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 12m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GBA — Cotswold Airport · Pailton, United Kingdom
- NRT — Narita International Airport · Tokyo, Japan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GBA
- FFD · RAF Fairford11 mi away
- LYE · RAF Lyneham12 mi away
- GLO · Gloucestershire Airport16 mi away
- BZZ · RAF Brize Norton21 mi away
Near NRT
- HND · Tokyo Haneda International Airport37 mi away
- IBR · Hyakuri Airport29 mi away
- NJA · Atsugi Naval Air Facility57 mi away
- OKO · Yokota Air Base58 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GBA from NRT?
The flight distance from Pailton (GBA) to Tokyo (NRT) is 5,983 miles (9,628 km, 5,199 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBA to NRT?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 12m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Pailton and Tokyo?
Tokyo is 8 hours ahead of Pailton.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GBA to NRT?
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