# Distance from Kenai (DRF) to Osaka (KIX)

> 5,798 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,798 km / 3,603 mi / 3,131 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 275° (west)
- **Return heading**: 36° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +17h (When it's 23:33 in Kenai, it's 16:33 in Osaka)
- **Elevation difference**: 4 ft (KIX is lower than DRF)

## Airports

### [Drift River Airport (DRF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/drf-kenai-drift-river-airport/1ef266de-7381-66b8-9d13-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kenai, United States
- ICAO: 3AK5
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 60.590000, -152.160000
- Elevation: 30 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 long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 23:33 in Kenai, it's 16:33 in Osaka.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Drift River Airport (DRF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/drf-kenai-drift-river-airport/1ef266de-7381-66b8-9d13-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kansai International Airport (KIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kix-osaka-kansai-international-airport/1ef266df-8b44-67fe-b651-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)