# Distance from Kraków (KRK) to Zhigansk (ZIX)

> 5,537 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,537 km / 3,440 mi / 2,990 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 30° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 305° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Poland) → Russia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 20:32 in Kraków, it's 03:32 in Zhigansk)
- **Elevation difference**: 499 ft (ZIX 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

### [Zhigansk Airport (ZIX)](https://flightduration.online/airport/zix-zhigansk-zhigansk-airport/1ef266df-e52e-6c60-8835-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Zhigansk, Russia
- ICAO: UEVV
- Timezone: Asia/Yakutsk
- Coordinates: 66.800000, 123.360000
- Elevation: 292 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 20:32 in Kraków, it's 03:32 in Zhigansk.
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)
- [Zhigansk Airport (ZIX)](https://flightduration.online/airport/zix-zhigansk-zhigansk-airport/1ef266df-e52e-6c60-8835-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)