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WIK to KUM: distance & flight time
Waiheke Island (Waiheke Reeve Airport) → Yakushima (Yakushima Airport)
5,461 mi
8,789 km · 4,745 nm
11h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,461 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 10m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- WIK — Waiheke Reeve Airport · Waiheke Island, New Zealand
- KUM — Yakushima Airport · Yakushima, Japan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near WIK
- AMZ · Ardmore Airport16 mi away
- AKL · Auckland International Airport21 mi away
- WTZ · Whitianga Airport33 mi away
- GBZ · Great Barrier Aerodrome45 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 WIK from KUM?
The flight distance from Waiheke Island (WIK) to Yakushima (KUM) is 5,461 miles (8,789 km, 4,745 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WIK to KUM?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 10m 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 WIK to KUM?
Nonstop service on WIK–KUM 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 10m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WIK to KUM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on WIK–KUM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some WIK to KUM fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain WIK–KUM 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.