# Distance from Kraków (KRK) to Lhok Seumawe-Sumatra Island (LSW)

> 8,648 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,648 km / 5,373 mi / 4,669 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 97° (east)
- **Return heading**: 320° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Poland) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 02:18 in Kraków, it's 07:18 in Lhok Seumawe-Sumatra Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 701 ft (LSW 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

### [Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lsw-lhok-seumawe-sumatra-island-malikus-saleh-airport/1ef266df-fdf6-67e8-a694-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lhok Seumawe-Sumatra Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WITM
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: 5.230000, 96.950000
- Elevation: 90 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 02:18 in Kraków, it's 07:18 in Lhok Seumawe-Sumatra Island.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lsw-lhok-seumawe-sumatra-island-malikus-saleh-airport/1ef266df-fdf6-67e8-a694-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)