# Distance from Butare (BTQ) to Osaka (KIX)

> 11,590 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,590 km / 7,202 mi / 6,258 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 55° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 277° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 20:14 in Butare, it's 03:14 in Osaka)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,775 ft (KIX is lower than BTQ)

## Airports

### [Butare Airport (BTQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/btq-butare-butare-airport/1ef266de-ed8a-6d10-ba9e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Butare, Rwanda
- ICAO: HRYI
- Timezone: Africa/Kigali
- Coordinates: -2.600000, 29.740000
- Elevation: 5,801 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 20:14 in Butare, it's 03:14 in Osaka.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Butare Airport (BTQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/btq-butare-butare-airport/1ef266de-ed8a-6d10-ba9e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kansai International Airport (KIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kix-osaka-kansai-international-airport/1ef266df-8b44-67fe-b651-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)