Nonstop flight route between Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan and Mehamn, Norway:
Departure Airport:
(30°23'8"N by 130°39'33"E)
Arrival Airport:
(71°1'44"N by 27°49'35"E)
Distance from KUM to MEH:
4,519.69 miles (7,273.71 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yakushima Airport (KUM), Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan and Mehamn Airport (MEH), Mehamn, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,520 miles (or 7,274 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 Mehamn 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 Mehamn 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: | MEH / ENMH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mehamn, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 71°1'44"N by 27°49'35"E |
| Area Served: | Mehamn, Finnmark, Norway |
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MEH |
| More Information: | MEH Maps & Info |
Facts about Yakushima Airport (KUM):
- The closest airport to Yakushima Airport (KUM) is Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), which is located 98 miles (158 kilometers) N of KUM.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Yakushima Airport", other names for KUM include "屋久島空港" and "Yakushima Kūkō".
- Yakushima Airport (KUM) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Mehamn Airport (MEH):
- The closest airport to Mehamn Airport (MEH) is Berlevåg Airport (BVG), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ESE of MEH.
- Because of Mehamn Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Mehamn 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 Avinor-owned airport has an integrated control tower and terminal capable of handling seventy passengers per hour.
- Mehamn Airport handled 16,810 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Mehamn Airport (MEH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,384 miles (16,711 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Initially the CAA supported Gamvik as a location for a regional airport, in part because of the lower investment costs.
- Mehamn Airport (MEH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Mehamn Airport", another name for MEH is "Mehamn lufthavn".
| 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 | 29.33 miles (47.20 km) ESE | Berlevåg Airport (BVG) | Berlevåg, Norway | |
| 2 | 41.43 miles (66.68 km) W | Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG) | Nordkapp, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 3 | 51.70 miles (83.20 km) SE | Båtsfjord Airport (BJF) | Båtsfjord, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 4 | 81.17 miles (130.63 km) SE | Vadsø Airport (VDS) | Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 5 | 87.01 miles (140.02 km) ESE | Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW) | Vardø, Norway | |
| 6 | 93.41 miles (150.32 km) SW | Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL) | Lakselv, Norway | |
| 7 | 97.24 miles (156.49 km) WSW | Hammerfest Airport (HFT) | Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 8 | 101.99 miles (164.13 km) SSE | Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) | Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 9 | 125.83 miles (202.50 km) WSW | Alta Airport (ALF) | Alta, Norway | |
| 10 | 134.74 miles (216.85 km) WSW | Hasvik Airport (HAA) | Hasvik, Norway | |
| 11 | 167.36 miles (269.34 km) S | Ivalo Airport (IVL) | Ivalo, Finland | |
| 12 | 180.62 miles (290.69 km) WSW | Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ) | Sørkjosen, Norway | |
| 13 | 194.18 miles (312.50 km) SE | Murmansk Airport (MMK) | Murmansk, Russia | |
| 14 | 212.04 miles (341.25 km) SSW | Enontekiö Airport (ENF) | Enontekiö, Finland | |
| 15 | 226.64 miles (364.74 km) WSW | Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) | Tromsø, Norway | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,383.74 miles (16,710.98 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,327.21 miles (16,620.00 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,305.38 miles (16,584.86 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,300.49 miles (16,576.99 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,260.40 miles (16,512.47 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,244.32 miles (16,486.60 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,220.26 miles (16,447.88 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,220.14 miles (16,447.69 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,210.71 miles (16,432.50 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,204.65 miles (16,422.76 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,190.90 miles (16,400.62 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,182.66 miles (16,387.36 km) ESE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,174.74 miles (16,374.62 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,165.89 miles (16,360.38 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,144.17 miles (16,325.42 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |