# Distance from Osaka (KIX) to Mangochi (MAI)

> 11,813 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,813 km / 7,340 mi / 6,379 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 263° (west)
- **Return heading**: 58° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Malawi
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 14:48 in Osaka, it's 07:48 in Mangochi)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,554 ft (MAI is higher than KIX)

## Airports

### [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

### [Mangochi Airport (MAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mai-mangochi-mangochi-airport/1ef266de-e00c-6db4-a843-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mangochi, Malawi
- ICAO: FWMG
- Timezone: Africa/Blantyre
- Coordinates: -14.480000, 35.270000
- Elevation: 1,580 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 14:48 in Osaka, it's 07:48 in Mangochi.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kansai International Airport (KIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kix-osaka-kansai-international-airport/1ef266df-8b44-67fe-b651-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mangochi Airport (MAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mai-mangochi-mangochi-airport/1ef266de-e00c-6db4-a843-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)