# Distance from Kraków (KRK) to Kars (KSY)

> 2,097 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,097 km / 1,303 mi / 1,132 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 111° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 308° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Poland) → Turkey
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 08:21 in Kraków, it's 09:21 in Kars)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,098 ft (KSY is higher than KRK)

## Airports

### [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

### [Kars Airport (KSY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ksy-kars-kars-airport/1ef266df-58fa-6636-9701-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kars, Turkey
- ICAO: LTCF
- Timezone: Europe/Istanbul
- Coordinates: 40.560000, 43.120000
- Elevation: 5,889 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 08:21 in Kraków, it's 09:21 in Kars.

## Related

- [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)
- [Kars Airport (KSY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ksy-kars-kars-airport/1ef266df-58fa-6636-9701-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)