# Distance from Auxerre/Branches (AUF) to Osaka (KIX)

> 9,685 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,685 km / 6,018 mi / 5,229 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 38° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 330° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 13:02 in Auxerre/Branches, it's 20:02 in Osaka)
- **Elevation difference**: 497 ft (KIX is lower than AUF)

## Airports

### [Auxerre-Branches Airport (AUF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/auf-auxerrebranches-auxerre-branches-airport/1ef266df-4a1f-6f9e-aaf3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Auxerre/Branches, France
- ICAO: LFLA
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 47.850000, 3.500000
- Elevation: 523 ft

### [Kansai International Airport (KIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kix-osaka-kansai-international-airport/1ef266df-8b44-67fe-b651-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Osaka, Japan
- ICAO: RJBB
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 34.430000, 135.240000
- Elevation: 26 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 13:02 in Auxerre/Branches, it's 20:02 in Osaka.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Auxerre-Branches Airport (AUF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/auf-auxerrebranches-auxerre-branches-airport/1ef266df-4a1f-6f9e-aaf3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kansai International Airport (KIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kix-osaka-kansai-international-airport/1ef266df-8b44-67fe-b651-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)