# Distance from Margate (MGH) to Tokyo (NRT)

> 13,631 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,631 km / 8,470 mi / 7,360 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 65° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 16:35 in Margate, it's 23:35 in Tokyo)
- **Elevation difference**: 354 ft (NRT is lower than MGH)

## Airports

### [Margate Airport (MGH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mgh-margate-margate-airport/1ef266de-d322-6f7c-b140-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Margate, South Africa
- ICAO: FAMG
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -30.860000, 30.340000
- Elevation: 495 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 16:35 in Margate, it's 23:35 in Tokyo.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Margate Airport (MGH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mgh-margate-margate-airport/1ef266de-d322-6f7c-b140-06bb2780ed98)
- [Narita International Airport (NRT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/nrt-tokyo-narita-international-airport/1ef266df-8b22-61a4-b84a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)