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KMG to KUM: distance & flight time
Kunming (Kunming Changshui International Airport) → Yakushima (Yakushima Airport)
1,730 mi
2,784 km · 1,503 nm
3h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,730 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 52m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- KMG — Kunming Changshui International Airport · Kunming, China
- 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 KMG
- YUA · Yuanmou Air Base79 mi away
- PZI · Bao'anying Airport122 mi away
- ACX · Xingyi Airport127 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 KMG from KUM?
The flight distance from Kunming (KMG) to Yakushima (KUM) is 1,730 miles (2,784 km, 1,503 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KMG to KUM?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 52m 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 Kunming and Yakushima?
Yakushima is 1 hour ahead of Kunming.
What is the cheapest way to fly from KMG to KUM?
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