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SOJ to KUM: distance & flight time
Sorkjosen (Sørkjosen Airport) → Yakushima (Yakushima Airport)
4,700 mi
7,564 km · 4,084 nm
9h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,700 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 41m 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
- SOJ — Sørkjosen Airport · Sorkjosen, Norway
- 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 SOJ
- TOS · Tromsø Airport,49 mi away
- HAA · Hasvik Airport56 mi away
- ALF · Alta Airport59 mi away
- QKX · Kautokeino Air Base72 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 SOJ from KUM?
The flight distance from Sorkjosen (SOJ) to Yakushima (KUM) is 4,700 miles (7,564 km, 4,084 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOJ to KUM?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 41m 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 Sorkjosen and Yakushima?
Yakushima is 7 hours ahead of Sorkjosen.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SOJ to KUM?
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