# Distance from Osaka (KIX) to Saginaw (MBS)

> 10,474 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,474 km / 6,509 mi / 5,656 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 27° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 328° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 10:38 in Osaka, it's 21:38 in Saginaw)
- **Elevation difference**: 642 ft (MBS 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

### [Mbs International Airport (MBS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mbs-saginaw-mbs-international-airport/1ef266df-2a07-602c-a616-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Saginaw, United States
- ICAO: KMBS
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 43.530000, -84.080000
- Elevation: 668 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 10:38 in Osaka, it's 21:38 in Saginaw.
With a 13-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)
- [Mbs International Airport (MBS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mbs-saginaw-mbs-international-airport/1ef266df-2a07-602c-a616-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)