# Distance from Kraków (KRK) to Columbus (OLU)

> 8,143 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,143 km / 5,060 mi / 4,397 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 316° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 37° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Poland) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 06:14 in Kraków, it's 23:14 in Columbus)
- **Elevation difference**: 656 ft (OLU is higher than KRK)

## Airports

### [John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice Airport (KRK)](https://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

### [Columbus Municipal Airport (OLU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/olu-columbus-columbus-municipal-airport/1ef266df-30a4-6ed4-be23-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Columbus, United States
- ICAO: KOLU
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 41.450000, -97.340000
- Elevation: 1,447 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 06:14 in Kraków, it's 23:14 in Columbus.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice Airport (KRK)](https://flightduration.online/airport/krk-krakow-john-paul-ii-international-airport-krakow-balice-airport/1ef266de-ca51-6db2-83e4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Columbus Municipal Airport (OLU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/olu-columbus-columbus-municipal-airport/1ef266df-30a4-6ed4-be23-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)