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PPQ to KIX: distance & flight time
Paraparaumu (Paraparaumu Airport) → Osaka (Kansai International Airport)
5,785 mi
9,311 km · 5,027 nm
11h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,785 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 49m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PPQ — Paraparaumu Airport · Paraparaumu, New Zealand
- 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 PPQ
- WLG · Wellington International Airport31 mi away
- MRO · Hood Airport34 mi away
- PMR · Palmerston North Airport52 mi away
- OHA · RNZAF Base Ohakea53 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 PPQ from KIX?
The flight distance from Paraparaumu (PPQ) to Osaka (KIX) is 5,785 miles (9,311 km, 5,027 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PPQ to KIX?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 49m 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 time difference between Paraparaumu and Osaka?
Osaka is 3 hours behind Paraparaumu.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PPQ to KIX?
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