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SCN to FKS: distance & flight time
Saarbruecken (Saarbrücken Airport) → Fukushima (Fukushima Airport)
5,817 mi
9,362 km · 5,055 nm
11h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,817 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 52m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SCN — Saarbrücken Airport · Saarbruecken, Germany
- FKS — Fukushima Airport · Fukushima, Japan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SCN
- ZQW · Zweibrücken Airport13 mi away
- RMS · Ramstein Air Base27 mi away
- ETZ · Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport42 mi away
- MZM · Metz-Frescaty (BA 128) Air Base45 mi away
Near FKS
- NRT · Narita International Airport101 mi away
- SDJ · Sendai Airport68 mi away
- IBR · Hyakuri Airport72 mi away
- HND · Tokyo Haneda International Airport121 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SCN from FKS?
The flight distance from Saarbruecken (SCN) to Fukushima (FKS) is 5,817 miles (9,362 km, 5,055 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SCN to FKS?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 52m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SCN to FKS?
Nonstop service on SCN–FKS depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 11h 52m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Saarbruecken and Fukushima?
Fukushima is 7 hours ahead of Saarbruecken.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SCN to FKS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SCN–FKS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SCN to FKS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SCN–FKS tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.