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SFT to KUM: distance & flight time
Skelleftea (Skellefteå Airport) → Yakushima (Yakushima Airport)
4,874 mi
7,844 km · 4,235 nm
10h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,874 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 1m 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
- SFT — Skellefteå Airport · Skelleftea, Sweden
- 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 SFT
- UME · Umeå Airport62 mi away
- LYC · Lycksele Airport70 mi away
- LLA · Luleå Airport70 mi away
- AJR · Arvidsjaur Airport85 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 SFT from KUM?
The flight distance from Skelleftea (SFT) to Yakushima (KUM) is 4,874 miles (7,844 km, 4,235 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFT to KUM?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 1m 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 Skelleftea and Yakushima?
Yakushima is 7 hours ahead of Skelleftea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SFT to KUM?
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