NRT → AUHTokyo to Abu Dhabi

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Direct flights from Tokyo (NRT) to Abu Dhabi (AUH): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 25% of the last 8 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 38 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 9 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 8,088 km, an estimated 10 hours 52 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Tokyo and Abu Dhabi. Updated 29 October 2026 at 13:03 UTC.

NRT Tokyo busy · +16
AUH Abu Dhabi heavy · +34
8,088 km · ~10h 52m est.
departs 18:007x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
25% on time

of the last 8 tracked NRT → AUH flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +38 min. 0 of 9 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+38 minacross the last 8 arrivals
Flight time~10h 52mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Etihad Airways

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Etihad AirwaysEY25% on time

Flights EY801 18:00 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-29EY801departed+40
10-28EY801dep +24 → arr+5
10-27EY801dep +84 → arr+74
10-26EY801dep +23 → arr+2
10-25EY801dep +39 → arr+28
10-24EY801dep +45 → arr+38
10-23EY801dep +14 → arr+23
10-22EY801dep +49 → arr+71
10-21EY801arrived+45

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
NRTTokyo +16 min busy 🌤 clear · WSW 1 kt Full NRT delay board →
AUHAbu Dhabi +34 min heavy 🌤 clear · N 9 kt Full AUH delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at AUH: a 39% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Tokyo to Abu Dhabi route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop NRT to AUH flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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NRT to AUH questions

Is NRT–AUH running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The arrival side at AUH is the weaker end, route health score 66/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from NRT to AUH?

Great-circle distance is 8,088 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 601–723 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does NRT–AUH fly?

Etihad Airways runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at NRT and arrival-side delay at AUH, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.