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WSY to KIX: distance & flight time
Airlie Beach (Whitsunday Island Airport) → Osaka (Kansai International Airport)
3,883 mi
6,248 km · 3,374 nm
8h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
3,883 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 5m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- WSY — Whitsunday Island Airport · Airlie Beach, Australia
- 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 WSY
- JHQ · Shute Harbour Airport0 mi away
- HTI · Hamilton Island Airport14 mi away
- PPP · Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport20 mi away
- ZBO · Bowen Airport39 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 WSY from KIX?
The flight distance from Airlie Beach (WSY) to Osaka (KIX) is 3,883 miles (6,248 km, 3,374 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WSY to KIX?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 5m 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 Airlie Beach and Osaka?
Osaka is 1 hour behind Airlie Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WSY to KIX?
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