# Distance from Bucaramanga (BGA) to Osaka (KIX)

> 14,512 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,512 km / 9,018 mi / 7,836 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 329° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 38° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 11:10 in Bucaramanga, it's 01:10 in Osaka)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,871 ft (KIX is lower than BGA)

## Airports

### [Palonegro Airport (BGA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bga-bucaramanga-palonegro-airport/1ef266df-b435-6aa0-950d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bucaramanga, Colombia
- ICAO: SKBG
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 7.130000, -73.180000
- Elevation: 3,897 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 11:10 in Bucaramanga, it's 01:10 in Osaka.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Palonegro Airport (BGA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bga-bucaramanga-palonegro-airport/1ef266df-b435-6aa0-950d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kansai International Airport (KIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kix-osaka-kansai-international-airport/1ef266df-8b44-67fe-b651-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)