Nonstop flight route between Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan and Kemi / Tornio, Finland:
Departure Airport:
(30°23'8"N by 130°39'33"E)
Arrival Airport:
(65°46'45"N by 24°35'4"E)
Distance from KUM to KEM:
4,746.51 miles (7,638.74 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yakushima Airport (KUM), Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan and Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM), Kemi / Tornio, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,747 miles (or 7,639 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Yakushima Airport and Kemi-Tornio Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Yakushima Airport and Kemi-Tornio Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUM / RJFC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°23'8"N by 130°39'33"E |
| Area Served: | Yakushima, Japan |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 122 feet (37 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KUM |
| More Information: | KUM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KEM / EFKE |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kemi / Tornio, Finland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°46'45"N by 24°35'4"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Finavia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 61 feet (19 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KEM |
| More Information: | KEM Maps & Info |
Facts about Yakushima Airport (KUM):
- Because of Yakushima Airport's relatively low elevation of 122 feet, planes can take off or land at Yakushima Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Yakushima Airport (KUM) is Salgado Filho International Airport (POA), which is nearly antipodal to Yakushima Airport (meaning Yakushima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salgado Filho International Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,834 kilometers) away in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Yakushima Airport", other names for KUM include "屋久島空港" and "Yakushima Kūkō".
- The closest airport to Yakushima Airport (KUM) is Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), which is located 98 miles (158 kilometers) N of KUM.
- Yakushima Airport (KUM) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM):
- There is no public transportation directly to the airport.
- The closest airport to Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM) is Oulu Airport (OUL), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) SSE of KEM.
- In addition to being known as "Kemi-Tornio Airport", another name for KEM is "Kemi-Tornion lentoasema".
- Currently the only scheduled destination from Kemi is Helsinki.
- Because of Kemi-Tornio Airport's relatively low elevation of 61 feet, planes can take off or land at Kemi-Tornio Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,722 miles (17,255 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Kemi-Tornio Airport handled 96,562 passengers last year.
- There is a small cafe/restaurant landside at the airport, open to the public and to passengers.
- Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 98.02 miles (157.74 km) N | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan |     |
| 2 | 113.15 miles (182.09 km) NNE | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 146.58 miles (235.90 km) SSW | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 4 | 149.26 miles (240.21 km) SSW | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 5 | 169.79 miles (273.24 km) N | Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| 6 | 180.31 miles (290.18 km) NNW | Nagasaki Airport (NGS) | Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 7 | 190.79 miles (307.05 km) NW | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 8 | 192.13 miles (309.21 km) N | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 9 | 221.36 miles (356.24 km) N | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 10 | 222.91 miles (358.74 km) NNE | Oita Airport (OIT) | Oita, Japan | |
| 11 | 237.96 miles (382.96 km) NNW | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 12 | 239.02 miles (384.67 km) N | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 13 | 247.56 miles (398.41 km) N | Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 14 | 266.08 miles (428.22 km) NNE | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| 15 | 280.72 miles (451.77 km) NE | Kōchi Airport (KCZ) | Kōchi, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,324.19 miles (19,833.82 km) ESE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,321.92 miles (19,830.17 km) S | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,248.17 miles (19,711.47 km) SSE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,243.24 miles (19,703.54 km) SSW | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,237.36 miles (19,694.07 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,233.00 miles (19,687.06 km) SE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,203.86 miles (19,640.17 km) SE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,190.91 miles (19,619.31 km) S | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,178.27 miles (19,598.98 km) SSE | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,178.15 miles (19,598.78 km) SE | Erechim Airport (ERM) | Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,177.58 miles (19,597.87 km) SSE | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,172.43 miles (19,589.58 km) E | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,170.10 miles (19,585.83 km) SSE | Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) | Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,161.19 miles (19,571.49 km) SE | Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) | Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,147.31 miles (19,549.15 km) S | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 62.79 miles (101.05 km) SSE | Oulu Airport (OUL) | Oulu, Finland | |
| 2 | 64.29 miles (103.46 km) NNE | Rovaniemi Airport (RVN) | Rovaniemi, Finland | |
| 3 | 71.99 miles (115.85 km) WSW | Luleå Airport (LLA) | Luleå, Sweden | |
| 4 | 119.22 miles (191.86 km) S | Ylivieska Airfield (YLI) | Ylivieska, Finland | |
| 5 | 129.18 miles (207.90 km) SW | Skellefteå Airport (SFT) | Skellefteå, Skellefteå, Sweden | |
| 6 | 131.97 miles (212.38 km) E | Kuusamo Airport (KAO) | Kuusamo, Finland | |
| 7 | 132.81 miles (213.74 km) N | Kittilä Airport (KTT) | Kittilä, Finland | |
| 8 | 137.30 miles (220.96 km) SE | Kajaani Airport (KAJ) | Kajaani, Finland | |
| 9 | 139.93 miles (225.19 km) NW | Gällivare Airport (GEV) | Gällivare, Sweden | |
| 10 | 148.49 miles (238.97 km) SSW | Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK) | Kokkola / Jakobstad, Finland | |
| 11 | 151.38 miles (243.62 km) W | Arvidsjaur Airport (AJR) | Arvidsjaur, Sweden | |
| 12 | 181.31 miles (291.79 km) N | Enontekiö Airport (ENF) | Enontekiö, Finland | |
| 13 | 182.39 miles (293.52 km) NW | Kiruna Airport (KRN) | Kiruna, Sweden | |
| 14 | 186.70 miles (300.46 km) SW | Umeå Airport (UME) | Umeå, Sweden | |
| 15 | 189.03 miles (304.22 km) SSW | Kauhava Airport (KAU) | Kauhava, Finland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,722.02 miles (17,255.38 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,573.56 miles (17,016.46 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,568.71 miles (17,008.64 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,550.42 miles (16,979.21 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,532.75 miles (16,950.78 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,505.81 miles (16,907.42 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,495.84 miles (16,891.37 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,484.98 miles (16,873.91 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,478.82 miles (16,863.99 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,476.69 miles (16,860.56 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,473.45 miles (16,855.33 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,445.69 miles (16,810.67 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,437.87 miles (16,798.07 km) ESE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,437.40 miles (16,797.32 km) ESE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,435.10 miles (16,793.62 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |