JL57 San FranciscoSFO · 12:45 TokyoNRT · 16:00
JL57 by Japan Airlines flies from San Francisco (SFO) to Tokyo (NRT) for the Tue, Oct 27 departure.
estimated arrival at NRT · local time · ~59 min from now
board checked 25m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 13:45 · typical taxi-out at SFO ≈ 12.8 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.
Where the minutes go
last 4 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at SFO and NRT are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastSan Francisco to Tokyo with Japan Airlines · Wed 28 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.8%0.7× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 4.3%0.7× usual
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 1 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other San Francisco to Tokyo flights today
same route · Japan AirlinesIf JL57 is cancelled, this is the other Japan Airlines nonstop flight from San Francisco to Tokyo on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SFO local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How JL57 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JL57 across the SFO and NRT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~36 min late. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 1/3 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JL57 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: JA882J, JA865J, JA871J.
Board clocks recorded as SFO and NRT published them.
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