# Distance from Kraków (KRK) to Rivera (RVY)

> 11,648 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,648 km / 7,238 mi / 6,289 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 239° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 40° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Poland) → Uruguay
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 15:57 in Kraków, it's 10:57 in Rivera)
- **Elevation difference**: 79 ft (RVY 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

### [Presidente General Don Oscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rvy-rivera-presidente-general-don-oscar-d-gestido-international-airport/1ef266df-ce9f-6ada-ba3f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rivera, Uruguay
- ICAO: SURV
- Timezone: America/Montevideo
- Coordinates: -30.970000, -55.480000
- Elevation: 712 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 15:57 in Kraków, it's 10:57 in Rivera.
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)
- [Presidente General Don Oscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rvy-rivera-presidente-general-don-oscar-d-gestido-international-airport/1ef266df-ce9f-6ada-ba3f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)