# Distance from Lille/Lesquin (LIL) to Tokyo (NRT)

> 9,545 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,545 km / 5,931 mi / 5,154 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 33° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 334° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 12:52 in Lille/Lesquin, it's 19:52 in Tokyo)
- **Elevation difference**: 16 ft (NRT is lower than LIL)

## Airports

### [Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lil-lillelesquin-lille-lesquin-airport/1ef266df-4c56-63b2-8535-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lille/Lesquin, France
- ICAO: LFQQ
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 50.560000, 3.090000
- Elevation: 157 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 12:52 in Lille/Lesquin, it's 19:52 in Tokyo.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lil-lillelesquin-lille-lesquin-airport/1ef266df-4c56-63b2-8535-06bb2780ed98)
- [Narita International Airport (NRT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/nrt-tokyo-narita-international-airport/1ef266df-8b22-61a4-b84a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)