# Distance from Kraków (KRK) to Shafter (MIT)

> 9,680 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,680 km / 6,015 mi / 5,227 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 328° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 25° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Poland) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 06:44 in Kraków, it's 21:44 in Shafter)
- **Elevation difference**: 366 ft (MIT 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

### [Shafter-Minter Field (MIT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mit-shafter-shafter-minter-field/1ef266df-2b01-6e64-b4cc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shafter, United States
- ICAO: KMIT
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 35.510000, -119.190000
- Elevation: 425 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 06:44 in Kraków, it's 21:44 in Shafter.
With a 9-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)
- [Shafter-Minter Field (MIT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mit-shafter-shafter-minter-field/1ef266df-2b01-6e64-b4cc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)