Airports / Japan / KUM
Yakushima Airport
RJFC / KUMYakushima, JapanELEV 124 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
22 nm
To the nearest alternate
New Tanegashima Airport (TNE).
Overview
Yakushima Airport (RJFC / KUM) sits in Yakushima, Japan, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 124 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list KUM as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are New Tanegashima Airport (TNE, 22 nm), JMSDF Kanoya Air Base (RJFY, 60 nm), and Kagoshima Airport (KOJ, 85 nm).
Trip costs from KUM are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from KUM to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
RJFC
IATA
KUM
FAA / Local
RJFC
Elevation
124 ft
Coordinates
30.3856° N · 130.6590° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Japan fields
state range 6–2,182 ft
At 124 ft, KUM sits higher than 54% of the 107 Japan fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 22nmTNENew Tanegashima AirportTanegashima
- 60nmRJFYJMSDF Kanoya Air BaseKanoya
- 85nmKOJKagoshima AirportKagoshima
- 98nmKMIMiyazaki AirportMiyazaki
- 127nmASJAmami AirportAmami
- 128nmAXJAmakusa AirportAmakusa
Location
Open the full mapRJFC · Yakushima Airport · Yakushima, Japan