# Distance from Joliet (JOT) to Osaka (KIX)

> 10,478 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,478 km / 6,511 mi / 5,658 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 325° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 31° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 11:13 in Joliet, it's 01:13 in Osaka)
- **Elevation difference**: 556 ft (KIX is lower than JOT)

## Airports

### [Joliet Regional Airport (JOT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jot-joliet-joliet-regional-airport/1ef266df-245b-6894-b488-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Joliet, United States
- ICAO: KJOT
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 41.520000, -88.180000
- Elevation: 582 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 11:13 in Joliet, it's 01:13 in Osaka.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Joliet Regional Airport (JOT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jot-joliet-joliet-regional-airport/1ef266df-245b-6894-b488-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kansai International Airport (KIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kix-osaka-kansai-international-airport/1ef266df-8b44-67fe-b651-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)