# Distance from Jaffna (JAF) to Kraków (KRK)

> 7,078 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,078 km / 4,398 mi / 3,822 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 107° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Poland
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -3.5h (When it's 04:24 in Jaffna, it's 00:54 in Kraków)
- **Elevation difference**: 758 ft (KRK is higher than JAF)

## Airports

### [Jaffna International Airport (JAF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jaf-jaffna-jaffna-international-airport/1ef266df-ef73-6e28-aa60-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jaffna, Sri Lanka
- ICAO: VCCJ
- Timezone: Asia/Colombo
- Coordinates: 9.790000, 80.070000
- Elevation: 33 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 long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 04:24 in Jaffna, it's 00:54 in Kraków.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Jaffna International Airport (JAF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jaf-jaffna-jaffna-international-airport/1ef266df-ef73-6e28-aa60-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)