# Distance from Kraków (KRK) to Sao Mateus (SBJ)

> 9,617 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,617 km / 5,976 mi / 5,193 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 235° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 34° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Poland) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 08:19 in Kraków, it's 03:19 in Sao Mateus)
- **Elevation difference**: 693 ft (SBJ 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

### [Sao Mateus Airport (SBJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sbj-sao-mateus-sao-mateus-airport/1ef266df-bebb-657e-927a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sao Mateus, Brazil
- ICAO: SNMX
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -18.720000, -39.830000
- Elevation: 98 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 08:19 in Kraków, it's 03:19 in Sao Mateus.
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)
- [Sao Mateus Airport (SBJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sbj-sao-mateus-sao-mateus-airport/1ef266df-bebb-657e-927a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)