# Distance from Punta Arenas (BAI) to Osaka (KIX)

> 13,692 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,692 km / 8,508 mi / 7,393 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Costa Rica) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +15h (When it's 04:36 in Punta Arenas, it's 19:36 in Osaka)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,188 ft (KIX is lower than BAI)

## Airports

### [Buenos Aires Airport (BAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bai-punta-arenas-buenos-aires-airport/1ef266df-6542-65b0-aa7d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Punta Arenas, Costa Rica
- ICAO: MRBA
- Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
- Coordinates: 9.160000, -83.330000
- Elevation: 1,214 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 04:36 in Punta Arenas, it's 19:36 in Osaka.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Buenos Aires Airport (BAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bai-punta-arenas-buenos-aires-airport/1ef266df-6542-65b0-aa7d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kansai International Airport (KIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kix-osaka-kansai-international-airport/1ef266df-8b44-67fe-b651-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)