Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's Boeing 747-422 lands in Tokyo from Dubai

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's Boeing 747-422, tail A6-MMM, was tracked departing Dubai International Airport (OMDB) on Sunday, November 8, 2026, at 16:17 UTC and landing at Tokyo Haneda International Airport (RJTT) at 00:52 UTC. The flight lasted 8 hours 35 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,290 nautical miles. The aircraft reached a top ground speed of 619 knots and a highest altitude of 39,100 feet. Our estimate puts fuel burn at about 6,871 US gallons, producing roughly 66,002 kilograms of CO2, equivalent to driving a car 163,372 miles.

The 747-422 is a long-range variant capable of carrying more than 300 passengers in a typical three-class configuration, with a service ceiling above 40,000 feet. The flight from Dubai to Tokyo is well within its range, which exceeds 7,000 nautical miles on long-haul routes. The aircraft had spent about six days on the ground in Dubai before this trip, with its previous tracked landing on November 2. In the 30 days before this flight, the owner's three aircraft made 18 flights totaling 65.4 hours in the air and covering about 25,074 nautical miles across 13 airports in 10 countries.

Tokyo Haneda is not a regular destination for this owner's fleet. In the tracked window from September 21 to November 7, none of the three aircraft had landed at any Tokyo airport. The owner's home base is Dubai International Airport, and usual destinations include Cambridge City Airport, London Heathrow, Paris-Le Bourget, Miami International, Al Maktoum International, and Geneva International. Recent flights by the same owner include a November 7 trip from London Stansted to Balchik in A6-COM, a November 6 flight from Dubai to London Stansted in A6-COM, and a November 2 arrival in Dubai from Petra Pep Mercader in A6-MMM.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is Vice President, Prime Minister, and Minister of Defence of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai since 2006. He is a lifelong horse racing enthusiast and founded Godolphin in 1992, the world's largest thoroughbred racing stable, with major operations at Newmarket, UK. He also established the Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse, the world's richest horse race with $30.5 million in prize money. The Dubai Royal Air Wing operates his fleet, which includes Boeing 747-400s, 737 BBJs, and a dedicated Boeing 747-400F freighter for transporting racehorses globally.

Japan is a significant market for thoroughbred racing, and the Japan Cup, one of the country's premier turf races, is held annually at Tokyo Racecourse in late November. No public appearance by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in Tokyo was confirmed at the time of this flight, but the timing places the aircraft in Japan during the buildup to the autumn racing season.

The 747-422 now sits on the apron at Haneda, a rare visitor to Tokyo from the Dubai Royal Air Wing fleet. Whether the ruler was aboard is known only to the flight manifest.