# Distance from Gweru (GWE) to Osaka (KIX)

> 12,591 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,591 km / 7,824 mi / 6,799 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 60° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 262° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Zimbabwe) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 00:58 in Gweru, it's 07:58 in Osaka)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,654 ft (KIX is lower than GWE)

## Airports

### [Thornhill Air Base (GWE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gwe-gweru-thornhill-air-base/1ef266de-dfa0-63bc-8618-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gweru, Zimbabwe
- ICAO: FVTL
- Timezone: Africa/Harare
- Coordinates: -19.440000, 29.860000
- Elevation: 4,680 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 00:58 in Gweru, it's 07:58 in Osaka.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Thornhill Air Base (GWE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gwe-gweru-thornhill-air-base/1ef266de-dfa0-63bc-8618-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kansai International Airport (KIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kix-osaka-kansai-international-airport/1ef266df-8b44-67fe-b651-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)