# Distance from Childress (CDS) to Kraków (KRK)

> 8,929 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,929 km / 5,548 mi / 4,821 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 34° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Poland
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 18:10 in Childress, it's 01:10 in Kraków)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,163 ft (KRK is lower than CDS)

## Airports

### [Childress Municipal Airport (CDS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cds-childress-childress-municipal-airport/1ef266df-1355-61b2-b242-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Childress, United States
- ICAO: KCDS
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 34.430000, -100.290000
- Elevation: 1,954 ft

### [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

## 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 18:10 in Childress, it's 01:10 in Kraków.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Childress Municipal Airport (CDS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cds-childress-childress-municipal-airport/1ef266df-1355-61b2-b242-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)