# Distance from Yacuiba (BYC) to Tokyo (NRT)

> 17,228 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,228 km / 10,705 mi / 9,303 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 63° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Bolivia) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 11:39 in Yacuiba, it's 00:39 in Tokyo)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,971 ft (NRT is lower than BYC)

## Airports

### [Yacuiba Airport (BYC)](https://flightduration.online/airport/byc-yacuiba-yacuiba-airport/1ef266df-b93b-6bbc-943d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yacuiba, Bolivia
- ICAO: SLYA
- Timezone: America/La_Paz
- Coordinates: -21.960000, -63.650000
- Elevation: 2,112 ft

### [Narita International Airport (NRT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/nrt-tokyo-narita-international-airport/1ef266df-8b22-61a4-b84a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tokyo, Japan
- ICAO: RJAA
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 35.760000, 140.390000
- Elevation: 141 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 11:39 in Yacuiba, it's 00:39 in Tokyo.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Yacuiba Airport (BYC)](https://flightduration.online/airport/byc-yacuiba-yacuiba-airport/1ef266df-b93b-6bbc-943d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Narita International Airport (NRT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/nrt-tokyo-narita-international-airport/1ef266df-8b22-61a4-b84a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)