# Distance from Kraków (KRK) to Najaf (NJF)

> 2,858 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,858 km / 1,776 mi / 1,543 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 125° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Poland) → Iraq
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 00:20 in Kraków, it's 01:20 in Najaf)
- **Elevation difference**: 688 ft (NJF 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

### [Al Najaf International Airport (NJF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/njf-najaf-al-najaf-international-airport/1ef266df-8403-6224-9760-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Najaf, Iraq
- ICAO: ORNI
- Timezone: Asia/Baghdad
- Coordinates: 31.990000, 44.400000
- Elevation: 103 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:20 in Kraków, it's 01:20 in Najaf.

## 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)
- [Al Najaf International Airport (NJF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/njf-najaf-al-najaf-international-airport/1ef266df-8403-6224-9760-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)