# Distance from Accra (ACC) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)

> 13,431 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,431 km / 8,345 mi / 7,252 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 49° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 299° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ghana) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 10:08 in Accra, it's 19:08 in Yakushima Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 81 ft (KUM is lower than ACC)

## Airports

### [Kotoka International Airport (ACC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/acc-accra-kotoka-international-airport/1ef266de-b714-6a9c-9234-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Accra, Ghana
- ICAO: DGAA
- Timezone: Africa/Accra
- Coordinates: 5.610000, -0.170000
- Elevation: 205 ft

### [Yakushima Airport (KUM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kum-yakushima-airport/1ef266df-8bbe-6f0e-83da-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yakushima Airport, Japan
- ICAO: RJFC
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 30.390000, 130.660000
- Elevation: 124 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:08 in Accra, it's 19:08 in Yakushima Airport.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kotoka International Airport (ACC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/acc-accra-kotoka-international-airport/1ef266de-b714-6a9c-9234-06bb2780ed98)
- [Yakushima Airport (KUM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kum-yakushima-airport/1ef266df-8bbe-6f0e-83da-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)