# Distance from Hikueru Atoll (HHZ) to Osaka (KIX)

> 10,409 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,409 km / 6,468 mi / 5,620 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 305° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 109° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: +19h (When it's 03:51 in Hikueru Atoll, it's 22:51 in Osaka)
- **Elevation difference**: 21 ft (KIX is higher than HHZ)

## Airports

### [Hikueru Atoll Airport (HHZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hhz-hikueru-atoll-hikueru-atoll-airport/1ef266df-7349-6816-a222-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hikueru Atoll, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGH
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -17.540000, -142.610000
- Elevation: 5 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 03:51 in Hikueru Atoll, it's 22:51 in Osaka.
With a 19-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Hikueru Atoll Airport (HHZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hhz-hikueru-atoll-hikueru-atoll-airport/1ef266df-7349-6816-a222-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kansai International Airport (KIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kix-osaka-kansai-international-airport/1ef266df-8b44-67fe-b651-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)