# Distance from El Calafate (ING) to Kraków (KRK)

> 14,147 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,147 km / 8,790 mi / 7,639 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 54° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 233° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Argentina) → Poland
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 02:23 in El Calafate, it's 07:23 in Kraków)
- **Elevation difference**: 59 ft (KRK is higher than ING)

## Airports

### [Lago Argentino Airport (ING)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ing-el-calafate-lago-argentino-airport/1ef266df-92e3-65a0-a18a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: El Calafate, Argentina
- ICAO: SAWA
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos
- Coordinates: -50.340000, -72.250000
- Elevation: 732 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 02:23 in El Calafate, it's 07:23 in Kraków.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Lago Argentino Airport (ING)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ing-el-calafate-lago-argentino-airport/1ef266df-92e3-65a0-a18a-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)