✈ KIX → LAX

11H 44M FROM OSAKA TO LOS ANGELES. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

Flight time
11h 44m
Distance
5,730 mi
Or
9,221 km
Jet lag
16h

Flight from Osaka to Los Angeles

From Kansai (KIX), Japan Asia  →  LAX (LAX), USA North America

How long is the flight from Osaka to Los Angeles?

A nonstop flight from Osaka (KIX) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes about 11 hours 44 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,730 miles (9,221 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 44m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,730 mi

9,221 km · great-circle

Avg speed

786 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Osaka timezone

UTC+9

Asia/Tokyo

Los Angeles timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-16h

16 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~11.2d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1365 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1577 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 378 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.