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JL8 JAL - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight AA8476 from American Airlines (AA) is a codeshare flight operated by JAL (JL) under the flight number JL8. Check this page for details about flight JL8.

Below, you can find details about JAL flight JL8, which currently operates between the airports of Tokyo - Tokyo Narita International Airport (Airport Code NRT) and Boston - Boston Logan International Airport (Airport Code BOS).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Sunday, May 17, 2026.

JL8 On Time performance:
80
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

JL8 JAL from Tokyo

En Route - On-time
Flight Status for Sunday May 17, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (May 16, 2026). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (May 18, 2026). See it here

Airline information

JAL
JAL
Equipment: Boeing 787-9

Departure

Tokyo (NRT)
May 17, 2026
Tokyo Narita International Airport
Departed at:
06:29 pm
Terminal:
2
Gate:
93
Scheduled Departure Time: 06:25 pm

Arrival

Boston (BOS)
May 17, 2026
Boston Logan International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
06:01 pm
Terminal:
E
Gate:
E11
Scheduled Arrival Time: 06:15 pm
Baggage: 4
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AA8476 - American Airlines

- MH9108 - Malaysia Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight JL8?
The flight JL8 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight JL8?
The distance between the two airports is 6687 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight JL8?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 12:50 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 13:38 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: 2026-05-18 00:54:47
Current Time in Boston: 2026-05-17 11:54:47

Alternative Flights

JAL is the only airline operating the route from Tokyo to Boston.

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 February 16, 2026 to May 15, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 89
On Time: 71 ( 80 % )
Moderate Delay: 11 ( 12 % )
Significant Delay: 6 ( 7 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 1 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 31 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from November 16, 2025 to May 15, 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 May 02, 2025 to April 30, 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 JL8

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Saturday
16 May
06:33 pm
Tokyo (NRT)
06:16 pm
Boston (BOS)
12h 43min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Friday
15 May
06:30 pm
Tokyo (NRT)
06:55 pm
Boston (BOS)
13h 25min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
14 May
06:38 pm
Tokyo (NRT)
06:29 pm
Boston (BOS)
12h 51min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
13 May
06:36 pm
Tokyo (NRT)
06:14 pm
Boston (BOS)
12h 38min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
12 May
06:35 pm
Tokyo (NRT)
06:19 pm
Boston (BOS)
12h 44min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Monday
11 May
06:30 pm
Tokyo (NRT)
06:17 pm
Boston (BOS)
12h 47min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Sunday
10 May
06:34 pm
Tokyo (NRT)
06:03 pm
Boston (BOS)
12h 29min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Saturday
09 May
06:31 pm
Tokyo (NRT)
06:09 pm
Boston (BOS)
12h 38min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Friday
08 May
06:43 pm
Tokyo (NRT)
06:12 pm
Boston (BOS)
12h 29min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Thursday
07 May
11:20 pm
Tokyo (NRT)
10:43 pm
Boston (BOS)
12h 23min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time