# Distance from Osaka (KIX) to Tours/Val de Loire (Loire Valley) (TUF)

> 9,847 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,847 km / 6,119 mi / 5,317 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 331° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 36° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → France
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 13:01 in Osaka, it's 06:01 in Tours/Val de Loire (Loire Valley))
- **Elevation difference**: 331 ft (TUF 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

### [Tours-Val-de-Loire Airport (TUF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tuf-toursval-de-loire-loire-valley-tours-val-de-loire-airport/1ef266df-4ba6-61ec-9117-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tours/Val de Loire (Loire Valley), France
- ICAO: LFOT
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 47.430000, 0.730000
- Elevation: 357 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 13:01 in Osaka, it's 06:01 in Tours/Val de Loire (Loire Valley).
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)
- [Tours-Val-de-Loire Airport (TUF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tuf-toursval-de-loire-loire-valley-tours-val-de-loire-airport/1ef266df-4ba6-61ec-9117-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)