# Distance from Kraków (KRK) to Vahitahi (VHZ)

> 16,052 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,052 km / 9,974 mi / 8,667 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 324° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 24° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Poland) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 22:08 in Kraków, it's 10:08 in Vahitahi)
- **Elevation difference**: 782 ft (VHZ 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

### [Vahitahi Airport (VHZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vhz-vahitahi-vahitahi-airport/1ef266df-73eb-6490-8ad6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Vahitahi, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTUV
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -18.780000, -138.850000
- Elevation: 9 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 22:08 in Kraków, it's 10:08 in Vahitahi.
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)
- [Vahitahi Airport (VHZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vhz-vahitahi-vahitahi-airport/1ef266df-73eb-6490-8ad6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)