# Distance from Shymkent (CIT) to Kraków (KRK)

> 3,844 km · estimated flight time 6h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,844 km / 2,388 mi / 2,075 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 300° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 83° (east)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Kazakhstan) → Poland
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 06:25 in Shymkent, it's 03:25 in Kraków)
- **Elevation difference**: 596 ft (KRK is lower than CIT)

## Airports

### [Shymkent Airport (CIT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cit-shymkent-shymkent-airport/1ef266df-e404-69ac-952d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shymkent, Kazakhstan
- ICAO: UAII
- Timezone: Asia/Almaty
- Coordinates: 42.360000, 69.480000
- Elevation: 1,387 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 medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 06:25 in Shymkent, it's 03:25 in Kraków.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Shymkent Airport (CIT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cit-shymkent-shymkent-airport/1ef266df-e404-69ac-952d-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)