# Distance from Hof (HOQ) to Osaka (KIX)

> 9,080 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,080 km / 5,642 mi / 4,903 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 44° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 327° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 15:12 in Hof, it's 22:12 in Osaka)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,933 ft (KIX is lower than HOQ)

## Airports

### [Hof-Plauen Airport (HOQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hoq-hof-hof-plauen-airport/1ef266de-be82-6d4c-9eb8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hof, Germany
- ICAO: EDQM
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 50.290000, 11.860000
- Elevation: 1,959 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 15:12 in Hof, it's 22:12 in Osaka.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Hof-Plauen Airport (HOQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hoq-hof-hof-plauen-airport/1ef266de-be82-6d4c-9eb8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kansai International Airport (KIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kix-osaka-kansai-international-airport/1ef266df-8b44-67fe-b651-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)