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EMP to KUM: distance & flight time
Kempten (Emporia Municipal Airport) → Yakushima (Yakushima Airport)
6,811 mi
10,961 km · 5,918 nm
13h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,811 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 49m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- EMP — Emporia Municipal Airport · Kempten, Germany
- KUM — Yakushima Airport · Yakushima, Japan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near EMP
- FOE · Topeka Regional Airport - Forbes Field51 mi away
- FRI · Marshall Army Air Field59 mi away
- TOP · Philip Billard Municipal Airport59 mi away
- CNU · Chanute Martin Johnson Airport60 mi away
Near KUM
- TNE · New Tanegashima Airport25 mi away
- KOJ · Kagoshima Airport98 mi away
- KMI · Miyazaki Airport113 mi away
- ASJ · Amami Airport147 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is EMP from KUM?
The flight distance from Kempten (EMP) to Yakushima (KUM) is 6,811 miles (10,961 km, 5,918 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EMP to KUM?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 49m 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 Kempten and Yakushima?
Yakushima is 14 hours ahead of Kempten.
What is the cheapest way to fly from EMP to KUM?
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