# Distance from Kraków (KRK) to Yecheon Airport (YEC)

> 8,109 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,109 km / 5,039 mi / 4,379 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 53° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 320° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Poland) → South Korea
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 17:48 in Kraków, it's 00:48 in Yecheon Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 437 ft (YEC 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

### [Yecheon Airport (YEC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yec-yecheon-airport/1ef266df-8e40-616a-b674-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yecheon Airport, South Korea
- ICAO: RKTY
- Timezone: Asia/Seoul
- Coordinates: 36.630000, 128.350000
- Elevation: 354 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 17:48 in Kraków, it's 00:48 in Yecheon Airport.
With a 7-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)
- [Yecheon Airport (YEC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yec-yecheon-airport/1ef266df-8e40-616a-b674-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)