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KUM to SHM: distance & flight time
Yakushima (Yakushima Airport) → Nanki-shirahama (Nanki Shirahama Airport)
357 mi
574 km · 310 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
357 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- KUM — Yakushima Airport · Yakushima, Japan
- SHM — Nanki Shirahama Airport · Nanki-shirahama, Japan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near KUM
- TNE · New Tanegashima Airport25 mi away
- KOJ · Kagoshima Airport98 mi away
- KMI · Miyazaki Airport113 mi away
- ASJ · Amami Airport147 mi away
Near SHM
- KIX · Kansai International Airport53 mi away
- TKS · Tokushima Airport/JMSDF Air Base54 mi away
- UKB · Kobe Airport68 mi away
- ITM · Osaka International Airport78 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is KUM from SHM?
The flight distance from Yakushima (KUM) to Nanki-shirahama (SHM) is 357 miles (574 km, 310 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KUM to SHM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 cheapest way to fly from KUM to SHM?
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