# Distance from Kiel (KEL) to Osaka (KIX)

> 8,832 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,832 km / 5,488 mi / 4,769 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 331° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 00:48 in Kiel, it's 07:48 in Osaka)
- **Elevation difference**: 76 ft (KIX is lower than KEL)

## Airports

### [Kiel-Holtenau Airport (KEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kel-kiel-kiel-holtenau-airport/1ef266de-bc29-6032-bd03-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kiel, Germany
- ICAO: EDHK
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 54.380000, 10.150000
- Elevation: 102 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 00:48 in Kiel, it's 07:48 in Osaka.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kiel-Holtenau Airport (KEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kel-kiel-kiel-holtenau-airport/1ef266de-bc29-6032-bd03-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kansai International Airport (KIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kix-osaka-kansai-international-airport/1ef266df-8b44-67fe-b651-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)