# Distance from Kraków (KRK) to San Luis (LUQ)

> 12,523 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,523 km / 7,781 mi / 6,762 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 245° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 44° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Poland) → Argentina
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 20:21 in Kraków, it's 15:21 in San Luis)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,537 ft (LUQ 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

### [Brigadier Mayor D Cesar Raul Ojeda Airport (LUQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/luq-san-luis-brigadier-mayor-d-cesar-raul-ojeda-airport/1ef266df-922c-6ed6-8152-06bb2780ed98)

- City: San Luis, Argentina
- ICAO: SAOU
- Timezone: America/Argentina/San_Luis
- Coordinates: -33.270000, -66.360000
- Elevation: 2,328 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 20:21 in Kraków, it's 15:21 in San Luis.
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)
- [Brigadier Mayor D Cesar Raul Ojeda Airport (LUQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/luq-san-luis-brigadier-mayor-d-cesar-raul-ojeda-airport/1ef266df-922c-6ed6-8152-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)