# Distance from Hokitika Airfield (HKK) to Kraków (KRK)

> 17,678 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,678 km / 10,984 mi / 9,545 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 301° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 81° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Poland
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 18:10 in Hokitika Airfield, it's 08:10 in Kraków)
- **Elevation difference**: 645 ft (KRK is higher than HKK)

## Airports

### [Hokitika Airfield (HKK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hkk-hokitika-airfield/1ef266df-76be-6d48-94ca-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hokitika Airfield, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZHK
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -42.710000, 170.990000
- Elevation: 146 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 18:10 in Hokitika Airfield, it's 08:10 in Kraków.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Hokitika Airfield (HKK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hkk-hokitika-airfield/1ef266df-76be-6d48-94ca-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)