# Distance from Kanazawa (KMQ) to Kraków (KRK)

> 8,572 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,572 km / 5,326 mi / 4,628 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 324° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 48° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Poland
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 02:09 in Kanazawa, it's 19:09 in Kraków)
- **Elevation difference**: 755 ft (KRK is higher than KMQ)

## Airports

### [Komatsu Airport (KMQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kmq-kanazawa-komatsu-airport/1ef266df-8c1a-6bba-9500-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kanazawa, Japan
- ICAO: RJNK
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 36.390000, 136.410000
- Elevation: 36 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 02:09 in Kanazawa, it's 19:09 in Kraków.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Komatsu Airport (KMQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kmq-kanazawa-komatsu-airport/1ef266df-8c1a-6bba-9500-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)