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UPN to AXT: distance & flight time
Uruapan (Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon Airport) → Akita (Akita Airport)
6,720 mi
10,815 km · 5,840 nm
13h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,720 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 39m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- UPN — Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon Airport · Uruapan, Mexico
- AXT — Akita Airport · Akita, Japan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near UPN
- ZMM · Zamora Airport47 mi away
- MLM · General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport73 mi away
- LZC · Lázaro Cárdenas Airport97 mi away
- CLQ · Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport101 mi away
Near AXT
- ONJ · Odate Noshiro Airport41 mi away
- HNA · Hanamaki Airport51 mi away
- SYO · Shonai Airport60 mi away
- AOJ · Aomori Airport81 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is UPN from AXT?
The flight distance from Uruapan (UPN) to Akita (AXT) is 6,720 miles (10,815 km, 5,840 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from UPN to AXT?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 39m 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 UPN to AXT?
Nonstop service on UPN–AXT 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 13h 39m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Uruapan and Akita?
Akita is 15 hours ahead of Uruapan.
What is the cheapest way to fly from UPN to AXT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on UPN–AXT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some UPN to AXT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain UPN–AXT 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.