# Distance from Kraków (KRK) to Tatakoto (TKV)

> 15,890 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,890 km / 9,874 mi / 8,580 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 324° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 23° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Poland) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 23:19 in Kraków, it's 11:19 in Tatakoto)
- **Elevation difference**: 779 ft (TKV 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

### [Tatakoto Airport (TKV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tkv-tatakoto-tatakoto-airport/1ef266df-7361-689e-b832-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tatakoto, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGO
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -17.360000, -138.450000
- Elevation: 12 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 23:19 in Kraków, it's 11:19 in Tatakoto.
With a 12-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)
- [Tatakoto Airport (TKV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tkv-tatakoto-tatakoto-airport/1ef266df-7361-689e-b832-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)