# Distance from Osaka (KIX) to Qingdao (TAO)

> 1,363 km · estimated flight time 3h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,363 km / 847 mi / 736 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 283° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 94° (east)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → China
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 16:51 in Osaka, it's 15:51 in Qingdao)
- **Elevation difference**: 7 ft (TAO 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

### [Liuting Airport (TAO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tao-qingdao-liuting-airport/1ef266e0-202c-61d2-afea-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Qingdao, China
- ICAO: ZSQD
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 36.270000, 120.370000
- Elevation: 33 ft

## Route notes

This is a short-haul route typically served by narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family. In-flight service is usually limited to drinks and light snacks.

Time-zone information: When it's 16:51 in Osaka, it's 15:51 in Qingdao.

## Related

- [Kansai International Airport (KIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kix-osaka-kansai-international-airport/1ef266df-8b44-67fe-b651-06bb2780ed98)
- [Liuting Airport (TAO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tao-qingdao-liuting-airport/1ef266e0-202c-61d2-afea-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)