Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SAD to NJA: distance & flight time
Safford (Safford Regional Airport) → Atsugi (Atsugi Naval Air Facility)
5,939 mi
9,559 km · 5,161 nm
12h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
+16h
time difference · heading northwest
See live SAD→NJA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,939 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 7m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SAD — Safford Regional Airport · Safford, United States
- NJA — Atsugi Naval Air Facility · Atsugi, Japan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near SAD
- DMA · Davis Monthan Air Force Base87 mi away
- TUS · Tucson International Airport92 mi away
- DUG · Bisbee Douglas International Airport96 mi away
- FHU · Sierra Vista Municipal Libby Army Air Field97 mi away
Near NJA
- HND · Tokyo Haneda International Airport20 mi away
- NRT · Narita International Airport57 mi away
- OKO · Yokota Air Base21 mi away
- OIM · Oshima Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SAD from NJA?
The flight distance from Safford (SAD) to Atsugi (NJA) is 5,939 miles (9,559 km, 5,161 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAD to NJA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 7m 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 Safford and Atsugi?
Atsugi is 16 hours ahead of Safford.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SAD to NJA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SAD–NJA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.