# Distance from Osaka (KIX) to Rio Grande (RGA)

> 17,213 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,213 km / 10,695 mi / 9,294 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 147° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 229° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Argentina
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 11:19 in Osaka, it's 23:19 in Rio Grande)
- **Elevation difference**: 39 ft (RGA 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

### [Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rga-rio-grande-hermes-quijada-international-airport/1ef266df-92f4-686e-808e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rio Grande, Argentina
- ICAO: SAWE
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Ushuaia
- Coordinates: -53.780000, -67.750000
- Elevation: 65 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 11:19 in Osaka, it's 23:19 in Rio Grande.
With a 12-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)
- [Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rga-rio-grande-hermes-quijada-international-airport/1ef266df-92f4-686e-808e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)