# Distance from Burao (BUO) to Osaka (KIX)

> 9,382 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,382 km / 5,830 mi / 5,066 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 56° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 278° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Somalia) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 10:33 in Burao, it's 16:33 in Osaka)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,374 ft (KIX is lower than BUO)

## Airports

### [Burao Airport (BUO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/buo-burao-burao-airport/1ef266de-eacb-6a66-81dd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Burao, Somalia
- ICAO: HCMV
- Timezone: Africa/Mogadishu
- Coordinates: 9.530000, 45.550000
- Elevation: 3,400 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 10:33 in Burao, it's 16:33 in Osaka.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Burao Airport (BUO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/buo-burao-burao-airport/1ef266de-eacb-6a66-81dd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kansai International Airport (KIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kix-osaka-kansai-international-airport/1ef266df-8b44-67fe-b651-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)