Okinawa is roughly 1,500–1,550 km from Tokyo, which is about 950–970 miles in a straight line (flight distance).

Quick Scoop

  • Typical straight-line distance Tokyo ↔ Okinawa (Naha): about 1,536 km / 954 miles.
  • Some sources round it slightly higher to about 1,554 km / 966 miles depending on exact points used and airport-to-airport calculation.
  • In practical terms, it’s about a 2–3 hour flight, so it feels like a long domestic hop within Japan.

Simple example

If you imagine Japan stretched north–south, Okinawa sits far to the southwest, and flying from Tokyo to Okinawa is a bit like flying from London to southern Spain in terms of distance (around 1,500 km).

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Route detail Approx. value
Straight-line distance Tokyo–Okinawa ≈ 1,536 km / 954 miles
Alternative rounded distance ≈ 1,554 km / 966 miles
Typical flight time About 2–3 hours (non-stop)

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