# Distance from Christmas Creek mine (CKW) to Kraków (KRK)

> 12,584 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,584 km / 7,819 mi / 6,795 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 317° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 98° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Poland
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 09:15 in Christmas Creek mine, it's 03:15 in Kraków)
- **Elevation difference**: 791 ft (KRK is higher than CKW)

## Airports

### [Graeme Rowley Aerodrome (CKW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ckw-christmas-creek-mine-graeme-rowley-aerodrome/1ef266e0-0881-63a2-9293-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Christmas Creek mine, Australia
- ICAO: YCHK
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -22.360000, 119.650000
- Elevation: 0 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 09:15 in Christmas Creek mine, it's 03:15 in Kraków.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Graeme Rowley Aerodrome (CKW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ckw-christmas-creek-mine-graeme-rowley-aerodrome/1ef266e0-0881-63a2-9293-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)