# Distance from Kraków (KRK) to Los Angeles (LSQ)

> 13,237 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,237 km / 8,225 mi / 7,147 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 245° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Poland) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 16:40 in Kraków, it's 10:40 in Los Angeles)
- **Elevation difference**: 417 ft (LSQ 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

### [Maria Dolores Airport (LSQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lsq-los-angeles-maria-dolores-airport/1ef266df-9a63-6dca-973c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Los Angeles, Chile
- ICAO: SCGE
- Timezone: America/Santiago
- Coordinates: -37.400000, -72.430000
- Elevation: 374 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 16:40 in Kraków, it's 10:40 in Los Angeles.
With a 6-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)
- [Maria Dolores Airport (LSQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lsq-los-angeles-maria-dolores-airport/1ef266df-9a63-6dca-973c-06bb2780ed98)
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