# Distance from Fukuoka (FUK) to Upernavik (JUV)

> 8,175 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,175 km / 5,080 mi / 4,414 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 2° (north)
- **Return heading**: 354° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Greenland
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 08:31 in Fukuoka, it's 22:31 in Upernavik)
- **Elevation difference**: 382 ft (JUV is higher than FUK)

## Airports

### [Fukuoka Airport (FUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fuk-fukuoka-fukuoka-airport/1ef266df-8bc6-6768-a464-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fukuoka, Japan
- ICAO: RJFF
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 33.590000, 130.450000
- Elevation: 32 ft

### [Upernavik Airport (JUV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/juv-upernavik-upernavik-airport/1ef266de-9d48-6a14-a04a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Upernavik, Greenland
- ICAO: BGUK
- Timezone: America/Nuuk
- Coordinates: 72.790000, -56.130000
- Elevation: 414 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 08:31 in Fukuoka, it's 22:31 in Upernavik.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Fukuoka Airport (FUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fuk-fukuoka-fukuoka-airport/1ef266df-8bc6-6768-a464-06bb2780ed98)
- [Upernavik Airport (JUV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/juv-upernavik-upernavik-airport/1ef266de-9d48-6a14-a04a-06bb2780ed98)
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