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JL2 JAL - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight AA8401 from American Airlines (AA) is a codeshare flight operated by JAL (JL) under the flight number JL2. Check this page for details about flight JL2.

Below, you can find details about JAL flight JL2, which currently operates between the airports of Tokyo - Tokyo Haneda International Airport (Airport Code HND) and San Francisco - San Francisco International Airport (Airport Code SFO).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, August 20, 2026.

JL2 On Time performance:
49
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

JL2 JAL from Tokyo

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Thursday August 20, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (August 19, 2026). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (August 21, 2026). See it here

Airline information

JAL
JAL
Equipment: Boeing 777-300ER

Departure

Tokyo (HND)
August 20, 2026
Tokyo Haneda International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
04:20 pm
Terminal:
3
Gate:
113
Scheduled Departure Time: 04:20 pm

Arrival

San Francisco (SFO)
August 20, 2026
San Francisco International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
10:05 am
Terminal:
IN - International
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 10:05 am
Baggage: 10
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- AA8401 - American Airlines

- AS7320 - Alaska Airlines

- MH9102 - Malaysia Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight JL2?
The flight JL2 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight JL2?
The distance between the two airports is 5149 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight JL2?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 09:45 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 16:39 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Tokyo: 2026-08-20 16:29:40
Current Time in San Francisco: 2026-08-20 00:29:40

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Tokyo and San Francisco:

ANA All Nippon Airways
- Flight Number: NH108. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA876. (On Time performance: 67 - Average Delay: 40 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from May 17, 2026 to August 16, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 92
On Time: 45 ( 49 % )
Moderate Delay: 24 ( 26 % )
Significant Delay: 19 ( 21 % )
Major Delay: 4 ( 4 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 19 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from February 17, 2026 to August 16, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from August 02, 2025 to July 31, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights JL2

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
19 August
04:30 pm
Tokyo (HND)
10:36 am
San Francisco (SFO)
10h 06min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
18 August
04:27 pm
Tokyo (HND)
10:46 am
San Francisco (SFO)
10h 19min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - Delayed
Monday
17 August
04:29 pm
Tokyo (HND)
10:38 am
San Francisco (SFO)
10h 09min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
16 August
05:45 pm
Tokyo (HND)
11:58 am
San Francisco (SFO)
10h 13min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
15 August
04:19 pm
Tokyo (HND)
10:23 am
San Francisco (SFO)
10h 04min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - Delayed
Friday
14 August
04:32 pm
Tokyo (HND)
10:16 am
San Francisco (SFO)
09h 44min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time
Thursday
13 August
04:25 pm
Tokyo (HND)
10:08 am
San Francisco (SFO)
09h 43min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
12 August
04:20 pm
Tokyo (HND)
10:07 am
San Francisco (SFO)
09h 47min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
11 August
04:46 pm
Tokyo (HND)
10:47 am
San Francisco (SFO)
10h 01min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - Delayed
Monday
10 August
04:27 pm
Tokyo (HND)
10:14 am
San Francisco (SFO)
09h 47min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time