# Distance from Coquimbo (COW) to Kraków (KRK)

> 12,600 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,600 km / 7,829 mi / 6,803 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 44° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 250° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Chile) → Poland
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 18:29 in Coquimbo, it's 00:29 in Kraków)
- **Elevation difference**: 135 ft (KRK is higher than COW)

## Airports

### [Tambillos Airport (COW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cow-coquimbo-tambillos-airport/1ef266df-988b-6d04-a58b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Coquimbo, Chile
- ICAO: SCCQ
- Timezone: America/Santiago
- Coordinates: -30.200000, -71.250000
- Elevation: 656 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 18:29 in Coquimbo, it's 00:29 in Kraków.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Tambillos Airport (COW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cow-coquimbo-tambillos-airport/1ef266df-988b-6d04-a58b-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)