Route profile

Osaka (KIX) → Macau (MFM)

A reference for the Kansai International Airport to Macau International Airport route. You'll find the operators on file, the great-circle geometry, the connecting options if no nonstop fits your dates, and a short profile of each endpoint airport.

2,513 kmGreat-circle distance
1,561 miIn miles
3h 42mApprox. block time
2Operators on file

The flight from Osaka (KIX) to Macau (MFM) covers a great-circle distance of roughly 2,513 km (1,561 miles). Aircraft leave Kansai International Airport on an initial southwest heading. As international sectors go, this one sits in the long-haul bracket: long enough that most carriers run it as its own dedicated rotation, but short enough to fit inside a single crew duty period.

2 carriers file a direct KIX to MFM sector, with All Nippon Airways and Air Macau among the operators on record. A route attracting this many carriers usually points to a city pair with both leisure and business demand, or a competitive hub-to-hub link where the airline alliances overlap on the same metal.

Operators on the KIX → MFM direction

Carriers with at least one scheduled rotation on this sector in the OpenFlights dataset, ranked by the number of code-shared filings.

IATAAirlineCountryCallsign
NH All Nippon Airways Japan ALL NIPPON
NX Air Macau Macao AIR MACAO

This is a long-haul sector. It's long enough that the heaviest rotations need wide-body aircraft, but short enough that twin-aisle types like the Airbus A330 and Boeing 787 carry the bulk of the traffic ahead of the larger 777 and A350. Plan for an in-flight meal service, an entertainment cycle, and a block time near 3h 42m.

If a nonstop doesn't match your dates, Beijing (PEK), Singapore (SIN), and Shanghai (PVG) show up on both ends of the network and make the most natural connecting points. The connecting-hubs grid below extends that list to the eight strongest options, ranked by each airport's overall departure activity. That ranking is a fast proxy for how many onward flights a single stop is likely to feed.

Connecting hubs

Airports that already appear on both ends of this network. They're the natural one-stop options when no nonstop matches your dates, ranked by overall departure activity.

This is an international sector between Japan and Macau. Build in time for passport validity, possible visa requirements, and the time-zone gap between Osaka and Macau. International itineraries are quoted in local time at each end, so a "midnight" departure in Osaka typically lands the next morning in Macau. Customs clearance happens on first arrival in the destination country.

On the day of operation, the KIX to MFM direction lifts off heading southwest, then the great-circle track curves to compensate for the Earth's rotation. The return MFM to KIX sector heads northeast out of the gate, with 2 operators on file for the inbound side. Combine the two operator lists for a full picture of the city pair's competitive landscape.

Endpoints

Other routes from Osaka (KIX)

Other destinations served from the same origin. Handy for combining trips or for finding an alternate first leg.

Other routes into Macau (MFM)

Other origins that already file scheduled service into the destination airport.

Reading this route page

The operator list reflects scheduled-route filings in the OpenFlights dataset, not real-time availability. A carrier appearing here publishes a scheduled service on this sector. It isn't a live timetable, and the actual flight numbers, frequencies, and aircraft types shift season to season. For booking and current schedules, cross-reference the airline page above with the carrier's own website.

Distance here is the great-circle arc between the two airports' published coordinates. Real flight tracks wander off that line because of wind, ATC routings, oceanic crossings, and political airspace constraints. Block time is an estimate covering ground taxi, climb, cruise at typical jet speeds, and descent. Real block times shift with aircraft type, weather, and traffic, so treat the stat-strip number as a planning indicator rather than a published flight time.