# Distance from Kraków (KRK) to Qala-I-Naw (LQN)

> 3,859 km · estimated flight time 6h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,859 km / 2,398 mi / 2,084 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 99° (east)
- **Return heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Poland) → Afghanistan
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2.5h (When it's 07:15 in Kraków, it's 09:45 in Qala-I-Naw)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,208 ft (LQN 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

### [Qala-I-Naw Airport (LQN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lqn-qala-i-naw-qala-i-naw-airport/1ef266df-78d4-64b6-8280-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Qala-I-Naw, Afghanistan
- ICAO: OAQN
- Timezone: Asia/Kabul
- Coordinates: 34.980000, 63.120000
- Elevation: 2,999 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 07:15 in Kraków, it's 09:45 in Qala-I-Naw.

## 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)
- [Qala-I-Naw Airport (LQN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lqn-qala-i-naw-qala-i-naw-airport/1ef266df-78d4-64b6-8280-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)