# Distance from Sioux Falls (FSD) to Osaka (KIX)

> 9,869 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,869 km / 6,132 mi / 5,329 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 319° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 35° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 02:35 in Sioux Falls, it's 16:35 in Osaka)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,404 ft (KIX is lower than FSD)

## Airports

### [Joe Foss Field (FSD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fsd-sioux-falls-joe-foss-field/1ef266df-1cf2-6d64-832d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sioux Falls, United States
- ICAO: KFSD
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 43.580000, -96.740000
- Elevation: 1,430 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 02:35 in Sioux Falls, it's 16:35 in Osaka.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Joe Foss Field (FSD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fsd-sioux-falls-joe-foss-field/1ef266df-1cf2-6d64-832d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kansai International Airport (KIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kix-osaka-kansai-international-airport/1ef266df-8b44-67fe-b651-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)