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YIP to KIX: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Osaka (Kansai International Airport)
6,599 mi
10,620 km · 5,735 nm
13h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,599 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 24m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YIP — Willow Run Airport · Detroit, United States
- 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 YIP
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport11 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport29 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport30 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 YIP from KIX?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Osaka (KIX) is 6,599 miles (10,620 km, 5,735 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to KIX?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 24m 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 Detroit and Osaka?
Osaka is 13 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIP to KIX?
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