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KET to KUM: distance & flight time
Kengtung (Kengtung Airport) → Yakushima (Yakushima Airport)
2,021 mi
3,252 km · 1,756 nm
4h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
2,021 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 26m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- KET — Kengtung Airport · Kengtung, Burma
- 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 KET
- MOG · Mong Hsat Airport59 mi away
- THL · Tachileik Airport60 mi away
- JMJ · Lancang Jingmai Airport78 mi away
- JHG · Xishuangbanna Gasa Airport86 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 KET from KUM?
The flight distance from Kengtung (KET) to Yakushima (KUM) is 2,021 miles (3,252 km, 1,756 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KET to KUM?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 26m 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 Kengtung and Yakushima?
Yakushima is 2.5 hours ahead of Kengtung.
What is the cheapest way to fly from KET to KUM?
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