# Distance from Kaedi (KED) to Osaka (KIX)

> 13,491 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,491 km / 8,383 mi / 7,285 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 30° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 324° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mauritania) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 15:33 in Kaedi, it's 00:33 in Osaka)
- **Elevation difference**: 40 ft (KIX is lower than KED)

## Airports

### [Kaedi Airport (KED)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ked-kaedi-kaedi-airport/1ef266de-e93e-6612-8c19-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kaedi, Mauritania
- ICAO: GQNK
- Timezone: Africa/Nouakchott
- Coordinates: 16.160000, -13.510000
- Elevation: 66 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 15:33 in Kaedi, it's 00:33 in Osaka.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kaedi Airport (KED)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ked-kaedi-kaedi-airport/1ef266de-e93e-6612-8c19-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kansai International Airport (KIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kix-osaka-kansai-international-airport/1ef266df-8b44-67fe-b651-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)