# Distance from Kraków (KRK) to Gwangju (KWJ)

> 8,149 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,149 km / 5,063 mi / 4,400 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 55° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 320° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Poland) → South Korea
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 06:50 in Kraków, it's 13:50 in Gwangju)
- **Elevation difference**: 752 ft (KWJ is lower 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

### [Gwangju Airport (KWJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwj-gwangju-gwangju-airport/1ef266df-8da2-6122-9110-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gwangju, South Korea
- ICAO: RKJJ
- Timezone: Asia/Seoul
- Coordinates: 35.130000, 126.810000
- Elevation: 39 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 06:50 in Kraków, it's 13:50 in Gwangju.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## 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)
- [Gwangju Airport (KWJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwj-gwangju-gwangju-airport/1ef266df-8da2-6122-9110-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)