# Distance from Kraków (KRK) to San Diego/El Cajon (SEE)

> 9,861 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,861 km / 6,127 mi / 5,324 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 325° (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 01:28 in Kraków, it's 16:28 in San Diego/El Cajon)
- **Elevation difference**: 404 ft (SEE 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

### [Gillespie Field (SEE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/see-san-diegoel-cajon-gillespie-field/1ef266df-37ed-6bfa-aaaa-06bb2780ed98)

- City: San Diego/El Cajon, United States
- ICAO: KSEE
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 32.830000, -116.970000
- Elevation: 388 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 01:28 in Kraków, it's 16:28 in San Diego/El Cajon.
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)
- [Gillespie Field (SEE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/see-san-diegoel-cajon-gillespie-field/1ef266df-37ed-6bfa-aaaa-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)