# Distance from Ambanja (IVA) to Osaka (KIX)

> 10,572 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,572 km / 6,569 mi / 5,708 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 56° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 257° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Madagascar) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 15:30 in Ambanja, it's 21:30 in Osaka)
- **Elevation difference**: 10 ft (KIX is lower than IVA)

## Airports

### [Ambanja Airport (IVA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iva-ambanja-ambanja-airport/1ef266de-dbe5-6862-95ef-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ambanja, Madagascar
- ICAO: FMNJ
- Timezone: Indian/Antananarivo
- Coordinates: -13.650000, 48.460000
- Elevation: 36 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 15:30 in Ambanja, it's 21:30 in Osaka.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ambanja Airport (IVA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iva-ambanja-ambanja-airport/1ef266de-dbe5-6862-95ef-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kansai International Airport (KIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kix-osaka-kansai-international-airport/1ef266df-8b44-67fe-b651-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)