# Distance from Kraków (KRK) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)

> 8,785 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,785 km / 5,459 mi / 4,744 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 55° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Poland) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 09:18 in Kraków, it's 16:18 in Yakushima Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 667 ft (KUM is lower than KRK)

## Airports

### [John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice Airport (KRK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/krk-krakow-john-paul-ii-international-airport-krakow-balice-airport/1ef266de-ca51-6db2-83e4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kraków, Poland
- ICAO: EPKK
- Timezone: Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates: 50.080000, 19.780000
- Elevation: 791 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 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 09:18 in Kraków, it's 16:18 in Yakushima Airport.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice Airport (KRK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/krk-krakow-john-paul-ii-international-airport-krakow-balice-airport/1ef266de-ca51-6db2-83e4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Yakushima Airport (KUM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kum-yakushima-airport/1ef266df-8bbe-6f0e-83da-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)