# Distance from Kraków (KRK) to Smith Point Airport (SHU)

> 12,546 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,546 km / 7,795 mi / 6,774 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 80° (east)
- **Return heading**: 320° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Poland) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +7.5h (When it's 14:25 in Kraków, it's 21:55 in Smith Point Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 791 ft (SHU 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

### [Smith Point Airport (SHU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/shu-smith-point-airport/1ef266e0-1936-6cf6-bd39-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Smith Point Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YSMP
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -11.150000, 132.150000
- Elevation: 0 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 14:25 in Kraków, it's 21:55 in Smith Point Airport.
With a 7.5-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)
- [Smith Point Airport (SHU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/shu-smith-point-airport/1ef266e0-1936-6cf6-bd39-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)