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Los Angeles International (LAX) — Narita (NRT)

Westbound 16h shift Best side: right
Distance
8,810 km
Duration
11.5h
Time-zone shift
16h west
Best window side
right

Overview

LAX to Tokyo Narita — one of the most-served US-Asia routes. Despite the headline TZ shift, the body reads it as a manageable westbound delay thanks to the dateline.

Jet lag

16-hour TZ jump, but crossing the dateline makes it feel like an 8-hour westward delay — the friendlier direction. Stay up into Tokyo evening, light the next morning, expect 3-4 days for full adjustment.

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Best window side

Westbound across the North Pacific — the right (north) side is the calmer pick through the long daylit cruise.

Cabin humidity

ANA/JAL 787-9 and the Singapore Airlines A350-900 are the cabin-atmosphere picks here. A 777-300ER on this route is dry but bearable for 11-12 hours.

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