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ICN to KIX: distance & flight time
Seoul (Incheon International Airport) → Osaka (Kansai International Airport)
535 mi
860 km · 465 nm
1h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
535 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 38m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- ICN — Incheon International Airport · Seoul, South Korea
- KIX — Kansai International Airport · Osaka, Japan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ICN
- GMP · Gimpo International Airport20 mi away
- SWU · Suwon Airport34 mi away
- SSN · Seoul Air Base (K-16)36 mi away
- OSN · Osan Air Base41 mi away
Near KIX
- UKB · Kobe Airport14 mi away
- ITM · Osaka International Airport27 mi away
- TKS · Tokushima Airport/JMSDF Air Base42 mi away
- SHM · Nanki Shirahama Airport53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ICN from KIX?
The flight distance from Seoul (ICN) to Osaka (KIX) is 535 miles (860 km, 465 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ICN to KIX?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 38m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ICN to KIX?
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