# Distance from Kraków (KRK) to Mbandaka (MDK)

> 5,568 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,568 km / 3,460 mi / 3,007 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 182° (south)
- **Return heading**: 1° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Poland) → DR Congo
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 07:00 in Kraków, it's 06:00 in Mbandaka)
- **Elevation difference**: 249 ft (MDK 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

### [Mbandaka Airport (MDK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdk-mbandaka-mbandaka-airport/1ef266de-e316-6758-839e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mbandaka, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZEA
- Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates: 0.020000, 18.290000
- Elevation: 1,040 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 07:00 in Kraków, it's 06:00 in Mbandaka.

## 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)
- [Mbandaka Airport (MDK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdk-mbandaka-mbandaka-airport/1ef266de-e316-6758-839e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)