# Distance from Osaka (KIX) to Sitka (SIT)

> 6,824 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,824 km / 4,240 mi / 3,685 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 38° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 16:42 in Osaka, it's 23:42 in Sitka)
- **Elevation difference**: 1 ft (SIT 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

### [Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sit-sitka-sitka-rocky-gutierrez-airport/1ef266df-8804-6918-ae32-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sitka, United States
- ICAO: PASI
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 57.050000, -135.360000
- Elevation: 27 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 16:42 in Osaka, it's 23:42 in Sitka.
With a 17-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)
- [Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sit-sitka-sitka-rocky-gutierrez-airport/1ef266df-8804-6918-ae32-06bb2780ed98)
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