# Distance from Metema (ETE) to Tokyo (NRT)

> 10,412 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,412 km / 6,470 mi / 5,622 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 52° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 289° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 03:22 in Metema, it's 09:22 in Tokyo)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,509 ft (NRT is lower than ETE)

## Airports

### [Metema Airport (ETE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ete-metema-metema-airport/1ef266de-ea51-681a-b6fe-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Metema, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAMM
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 12.930000, 36.170000
- Elevation: 2,650 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 03:22 in Metema, it's 09:22 in Tokyo.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Metema Airport (ETE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ete-metema-metema-airport/1ef266de-ea51-681a-b6fe-06bb2780ed98)
- [Narita International Airport (NRT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/nrt-tokyo-narita-international-airport/1ef266df-8b22-61a4-b84a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)