# Distance from Kraków (KRK) to Antartica (UGL)

> 15,713 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,713 km / 9,764 mi / 8,485 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 196° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 91° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Poland) → AQ
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 07:31 in Kraków, it's 02:31 in Antartica)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,670 ft (UGL is higher 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

### [Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway (UGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ugl-antartica-union-glacier-blue-ice-runway/1ef266df-9a5d-6164-a570-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Antartica, AQ
- ICAO: SCGC
- Timezone: Antarctica/Palmer
- Coordinates: -79.780000, -83.320000
- Elevation: 2,461 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 07:31 in Kraków, it's 02:31 in Antartica.
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)
- [Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway (UGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ugl-antartica-union-glacier-blue-ice-runway/1ef266df-9a5d-6164-a570-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)