AirportsYakushima Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Yakushima, in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KUM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KUM
- ICAO code
- RJFC
- City
- Yakushima
- State or region
- Kagoshima Prefecture
- Country
- Japan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 30.3856° N, 130.6590° E
- Elevation
- 38 m (124 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,500 m (4,921 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KUM means Yakushima Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RJFC. ICAO codes that begin with R belong to East Asia, including Japan, Korea and the Philippines. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 30.3856° N, 130.6590° E. It stands 38 metres (124 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Kanoya, about 112 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Tokyo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Yakushima Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,500 metres (4,921 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 83 airports of Japan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 70.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 1,500 m 4,921 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| New Tanegashima AirportTanegashima | TNE | 40 km |
| Kagoshima AirportKagoshima | KOJ | 158 km |
| Miyazaki AirportMiyazaki | KMI | 182 km |
| Amami AirportAmami | ASJ | 236 km |
| Amakusa AirportAmakusa | AXJ | 238 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,140 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,908 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,289 km | 9 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,738 km | 12 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,726 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,837 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,281 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 1,026 km | 1 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,471 km | 9 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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