# Distance from Frankfurt am Main (FRA) to Tokunoshima (TKN)

> 9,555 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,555 km / 5,937 mi / 5,159 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 50° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 326° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 11:28 in Frankfurt am Main, it's 18:28 in Tokunoshima)
- **Elevation difference**: 347 ft (TKN is lower than FRA)

## Airports

### [Frankfurt am Main International Airport (FRA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fra-frankfurt-am-main-frankfurt-am-main-international-airport/1ef266de-bae6-6a30-b5be-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- ICAO: EDDF
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 50.030000, 8.540000
- Elevation: 364 ft

### [Tokunoshima Airport (TKN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tkn-tokunoshima-tokunoshima-airport/1ef266df-8c05-6b66-befd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tokunoshima, Japan
- ICAO: RJKN
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 27.840000, 128.880000
- Elevation: 17 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 11:28 in Frankfurt am Main, it's 18:28 in Tokunoshima.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Frankfurt am Main International Airport (FRA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fra-frankfurt-am-main-frankfurt-am-main-international-airport/1ef266de-bae6-6a30-b5be-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tokunoshima Airport (TKN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tkn-tokunoshima-tokunoshima-airport/1ef266df-8c05-6b66-befd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)