# Distance from Lifuka (HPA) to Osaka (KIX)

> 8,045 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,045 km / 4,999 mi / 4,344 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 318° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 130° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tonga) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 20:17 in Lifuka, it's 16:17 in Osaka)
- **Elevation difference**: 5 ft (KIX is lower than HPA)

## Airports

### [Lifuka Island Airport (HPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hpa-lifuka-lifuka-island-airport/1ef266df-705f-602e-b1ec-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lifuka, Tonga
- ICAO: NFTL
- Timezone: Pacific/Tongatapu
- Coordinates: -19.780000, -174.340000
- Elevation: 31 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 20:17 in Lifuka, it's 16:17 in Osaka.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Lifuka Island Airport (HPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hpa-lifuka-lifuka-island-airport/1ef266df-705f-602e-b1ec-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kansai International Airport (KIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kix-osaka-kansai-international-airport/1ef266df-8b44-67fe-b651-06bb2780ed98)
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