Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
KUM to RMS: distance & flight time
Yakushima (Yakushima Airport) → Ramstein (Ramstein Air Base)
5,908 mi
9,508 km · 5,134 nm
12h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
See live KUM→RMS fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,908 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 3m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- KUM — Yakushima Airport · Yakushima, Japan
- RMS — Ramstein Air Base · Ramstein, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near KUM
- TNE · New Tanegashima Airport25 mi away
- KOJ · Kagoshima Airport98 mi away
- KMI · Miyazaki Airport113 mi away
- ASJ · Amami Airport147 mi away
Near RMS
- ZQW · Zweibrücken Airport18 mi away
- FRA · Frankfurt am Main Airport60 mi away
- SCN · Saarbrücken Airport27 mi away
- HHN · Frankfurt-Hahn Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is KUM from RMS?
The flight distance from Yakushima (KUM) to Ramstein (RMS) is 5,908 miles (9,508 km, 5,134 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KUM to RMS?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 3m 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 Yakushima and Ramstein?
Ramstein is 7 hours behind Yakushima.
What is the cheapest way to fly from KUM to RMS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on KUM–RMS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.