# Distance from Dunhuang (DNH) to Osaka (KIX)

> 3,601 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,601 km / 2,238 mi / 1,944 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 87° (east)
- **Return heading**: 292° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Japan
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 00:27 in Dunhuang, it's 01:27 in Osaka)
- **Elevation difference**: 26 ft (KIX is higher than DNH)

## Airports

### [Dunhuang Airport (DNH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dnh-dunhuang-dunhuang-airport/1ef266e0-1f03-6e36-978a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dunhuang, China
- ICAO: ZLDH
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 40.160000, 94.810000
- Elevation: 0 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 a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:27 in Dunhuang, it's 01:27 in Osaka.

## Related

- [Dunhuang Airport (DNH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dnh-dunhuang-dunhuang-airport/1ef266e0-1f03-6e36-978a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kansai International Airport (KIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kix-osaka-kansai-international-airport/1ef266df-8b44-67fe-b651-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)