# Distance from Kraków (KRK) to Riverside (RAL)

> 9,768 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,768 km / 6,070 mi / 5,274 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 326° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 26° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Poland) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 09:43 in Kraków, it's 00:43 in Riverside)
- **Elevation difference**: 28 ft (RAL 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

### [Riverside Municipal Airport (RAL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ral-riverside-riverside-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3471-66f2-9b5b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Riverside, United States
- ICAO: KRAL
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 33.950000, -117.450000
- Elevation: 819 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 09:43 in Kraków, it's 00:43 in Riverside.
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)
- [Riverside Municipal Airport (RAL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ral-riverside-riverside-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3471-66f2-9b5b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)