# Distance from Kraków (KRK) to Timaru Airport (TIU)

> 17,780 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,780 km / 11,048 mi / 9,600 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 84° (east)
- **Return heading**: 297° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Poland) → New Zealand
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 07:36 in Kraków, it's 17:36 in Timaru Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 702 ft (TIU is lower 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

### [Timaru Airport (TIU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tiu-timaru-airport/1ef266df-7804-6950-b03f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Timaru Airport, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZTU
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -44.300000, 171.230000
- Elevation: 89 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 07:36 in Kraków, it's 17:36 in Timaru Airport.
With a 10-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)
- [Timaru Airport (TIU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tiu-timaru-airport/1ef266df-7804-6950-b03f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)