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Polar Nonstop

Flowing 77 /100

Tokyo → Paris

No warning areas on this flight path

Modelled Modelled along the usual route, not drawn from recorded flights.

Route assessed 2h ago

12,752 km · 13h 49m flying

This routing flies about 3,042 km further than the straight line between these cities, roughly 3h 18m longer. How we work this out

This trip crosses one of the 19 airspace warning areas we track, and no volcanic ash advisory covers its airports.

Russian Airspace Closure · Closed to overflights
Moderate reroute options · Estimated journey time 13h 49m
Why this score
Airspace Low
Detour Significant
Backups Moderate
Hub Moderate
Airlines Strong
Why book

Tokyo to Paris via the polar routing is clear of active airspace disruption right now. Verify current conditions and check with your airline before booking, as polar routes can shift with weather and operational changes.

The catch

This route is significantly longer than a more direct path

Worth knowing

Monitor forecasts for polar weather and operational updates from your airline. Polar routes can be adjusted for conditions, so confirm routing closer to your travel date.

Flowing 77

Tokyo → Paris

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How it's scored ↓
Route strength 54

Other paths · Stop quality

Conditions now 100

Airspace warnings · Flight options

The polar nonstop avoids the southern corridors that carry rerouted traffic around Russian airspace closures. This makes it one of the more direct options available on this corridor.

  • The flight goes east from Tokyo, not west: across the North Pacific, north of Alaska, over the Canadian Arctic and northern Greenland, then down past Iceland into France.
  • It avoids Russian airspace completely, which is why it heads out over the Pacific instead of straight across Siberia.
  • No connection — one aircraft the whole way.
  • The polar corridor is around a third longer than the straight line between the two cities. That is the cost of going around a closed sky rather than through it.
  • Total trip is around 13 and three quarter hours.
Route dependency Some

The Russian airspace closure rerouted this corridor through Central Asia, significantly lengthening the journey. If Russian airspace status changes, this route's path and duration would need re-review.

Russian Airspace Closure · Closed to overflights

Official notice: CZIB-2025-01-R3 ↗

Supporting source: safeairspace.net (third-party aggregator) ↗

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Other options for this trip

Via Seoul 84
Via Dubai 55

Scores are based on EASA and FAA notices and monitoring sources, added flight time, and how many reroute options exist. This is not a safety rating. Always check with your airline before you book.

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