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WSY to KUM: distance & flight time
Airlie Beach (Whitsunday Island Airport) → Yakushima (Yakushima Airport)
3,701 mi
5,956 km · 3,216 nm
7h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
3,701 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 43m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- WSY — Whitsunday Island Airport · Airlie Beach, Australia
- 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 WSY
- JHQ · Shute Harbour Airport0 mi away
- HTI · Hamilton Island Airport14 mi away
- PPP · Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport20 mi away
- ZBO · Bowen Airport39 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 WSY from KUM?
The flight distance from Airlie Beach (WSY) to Yakushima (KUM) is 3,701 miles (5,956 km, 3,216 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WSY to KUM?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 43m 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 Airlie Beach and Yakushima?
Yakushima is 1 hour behind Airlie Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WSY to KUM?
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