Nonstop flight route between Novy Urengoy, Russia and Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from NUX to KUM:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
 - NUX Airport Information
 - KUM Airport Information
 - Facts about NUX
 - Facts about KUM
 - Map of Nearest Airports to NUX
 - List of Nearest Airports to NUX
 - Map of Furthest Airports from NUX
 - List of Furthest Airports from NUX
 - Map of Nearest Airports to KUM
 - List of Nearest Airports to KUM
 - Map of Furthest Airports from KUM
 - List of Furthest Airports from KUM
 
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX), Novy Urengoy, Russia and Yakushima Airport (KUM), Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,326 miles (or 5,353 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 Novy Urengoy Airport and Yakushima 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 Novy Urengoy Airport and Yakushima Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NUX / NSMU | 
| Airport Names: | 
                    
  | 
            
| Location: | Novy Urengoy, Russia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 66°4'21"N by 76°31'18"E | 
| Area Served: | Novy Urengoy, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 210 feet (64 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NUX | 
| More Information: | NUX Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUM / RJFC | 
| Airport Names: | 
                    
  | 
            
| 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 | 
Facts about Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX):
- The closest airport to Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX) is Nadym Airport (NYM), which is located 116 miles (186 kilometers) WSW of NUX.
 - Because of Novy Urengoy Airport's relatively low elevation of 210 feet, planes can take off or land at Novy Urengoy 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.
 - Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 11,099 miles (17,863 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
 - In addition to being known as "Novy Urengoy Airport", other names for NUX include "Аэропорт Новый Уренгой" and "USMU".
 
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.
 - Yakushima Airport (KUM) currently has only 1 runway.
 - 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".
 
