AirportsKraków John Paul II International Airport is a large airport serving Balice, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KRK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KRK
- ICAO code
- EPKK
- City
- Balice
- State or region
- Lesser Poland Voivodeship
- Country
- Poland
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 50.0777° N, 19.7848° E
- Elevation
- 241 m (791 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,550 m (8,366 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KRK means Kraków John Paul II International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EPKK. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 50.0777° N, 19.7848° E. It stands 241 metres (791 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Warsaw, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kraków John Paul II International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,550 metres (8,366 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 15 airports of Poland on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 2,550 m 8,366 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International AirportKatowice | KTW | 67 km |
| Poprad-Tatry AirportPoprad, Slovakia | TAT | 117 km |
| Leoš Janáček Airport OstravaMošnov, Czech Republic | OSR | 127 km |
| Rzeszów-Jasionka AirportJasionka | RZE | 160 km |
| Sliač AirportSliač, Slovakia | SLD | 167 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,321 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,787 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,109 km | 5 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,427 km | 2 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,896 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,808 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,479 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,823 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,710 km | 19 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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