Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
VAF to IWK: distance & flight time
Valence (Valence-Chabeuil Airport) → Iwakuni (Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station)
6,054 mi
9,743 km · 5,261 nm
12h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading northeast
See live VAF→IWK fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
6,054 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 20m 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
- VAF — Valence-Chabeuil Airport · Valence, France
- IWK — Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station · Iwakuni, Japan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near VAF
- GNB · Grenoble-Isère Airport35 mi away
- OBS · Aubenas-Ardèche Méridional Airport39 mi away
- EBU · Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport54 mi away
- XOG · Orange-Caritat (BA 115) Air Base54 mi away
Near IWK
- HIW · Hiroshimanishi Airport18 mi away
- MYJ · Matsuyama Airport34 mi away
- HIJ · Hiroshima Airport44 mi away
- IWJ · Iwami Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is VAF from IWK?
The flight distance from Valence (VAF) to Iwakuni (IWK) is 6,054 miles (9,743 km, 5,261 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VAF to IWK?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 20m 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 VAF to IWK?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on VAF–IWK that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.