All Nippon Airways flight to Tokyo circled over New York after departure from JFK Airport.
Tuesday, July 15 2025, All Nippon Airways flight NH109 took off from New York JFK Airport at 13:44 EDT for a 14-hour journey to Tokyo Haneda.
The Boeing 777-300, with registration JA784A, departed from runway 22L but stopped the climb at 14,000 feet and started circling due to a technical issue.
During 2 hours, the aircraft flew at FL100 in holding pattern to burn/dump fuel and reduce weight before attempting landing.
The flight NH109 landed back at JFK, on 22R, 2 hours and 23 minutes after departure and taxied to the gate.
The airline confirmed the flight was canceled. Today’s departure was at 14:12 EDT operated by the Boeing 777-300 registration JA785A.
