# Distance from Jiayuguan (JGN) to Kraków (KRK)

> 5,993 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,993 km / 3,724 mi / 3,236 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 69° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Poland
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 08:31 in Jiayuguan, it's 02:31 in Kraków)
- **Elevation difference**: 791 ft (KRK is higher than JGN)

## Airports

### [Jiayuguan Airport (JGN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jgn-jiayuguan-jiayuguan-airport/1ef266e0-1f23-6358-91e7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jiayuguan, China
- ICAO: ZLJQ
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 39.860000, 98.340000
- 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 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 08:31 in Jiayuguan, it's 02:31 in Kraków.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Jiayuguan Airport (JGN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jgn-jiayuguan-jiayuguan-airport/1ef266e0-1f23-6358-91e7-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)