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ACH to FKS: distance & flight time
Altenrhein (St Gallen Altenrhein Airport) → Fukushima (Fukushima Airport)
5,846 mi
9,409 km · 5,080 nm
11h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,846 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 56m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ACH — St Gallen Altenrhein Airport · Altenrhein, Switzerland
- FKS — Fukushima Airport · Fukushima, Japan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ACH
- HOH · Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport9 mi away
- FDH · Friedrichshafen Airport13 mi away
- ZRH · Zürich Airport47 mi away
- FMM · Memmingen Allgau Airport47 mi away
Near FKS
- NRT · Narita International Airport101 mi away
- SDJ · Sendai Airport68 mi away
- IBR · Hyakuri Airport72 mi away
- HND · Tokyo Haneda International Airport121 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ACH from FKS?
The flight distance from Altenrhein (ACH) to Fukushima (FKS) is 5,846 miles (9,409 km, 5,080 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ACH to FKS?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 56m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from ACH to FKS?
Nonstop service on ACH–FKS depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 11h 56m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Altenrhein and Fukushima?
Fukushima is 7 hours ahead of Altenrhein.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ACH to FKS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ACH–FKS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ACH to FKS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ACH–FKS tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.