Airport information and maps for John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice:
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KRK Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KRK / EPKK |
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| Location: | Kraków / Balice, Poland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°4'40"N by 19°47'4"E |
| Area Served: | Kraków |
| Operator/Owner: | LHC/KRK Airport Services |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 791 feet (241 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KRK |
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Facts about John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK):
- The closest airport to John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) is Katowice International Airport (KTW), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) NW of KRK.
- A seven story parking garage opposite T1 became fully operational in May 2010.
- The furthest airport from John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,559 miles (18,603 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice", another name for KRK is "Międzynarodowy Port Lotniczy im. Jana Pawła II Kraków–Balice".
- Because of John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice's relatively low elevation of 791 feet, planes can take off or land at John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- On 12 December 2012, Irish low cost carrier Ryanair announced they would be opening their second Polish base in Kraków basing two Boeing 737–800 aircraft at the airport from 31 March 2013, which allows the carrier to increase the number of the routes from Kraków to 31.
- Public buses link the airport during the day and during the night with the main railway station in Kraków and the central bus station.
- In 1995 the airport's name was changed from Kraków–Balice Airport to John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice, to honor Pope John Paul II, who spent many years of his life in Kraków and had served as Archbishop of Kraków from 1963 until his elevation to the Papacy in 1978.
- John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.45 miles (66.71 km) NW | Katowice International Airport (KTW) | Katowice / Pyrzowice, Poland |    |
| 2 | 72.33 miles (116.41 km) SSE | Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) | Poprad, Slovakia | |
| 3 | 78.52 miles (126.36 km) SW | Žilina Airport (ILZ) | Žilina, Slovakia | |
| 4 | 79.04 miles (127.21 km) WSW | Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) | Ostrava, Czech Republic | |
| 5 | 99.05 miles (159.41 km) E | Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) | Rzeszów, Poland | |
| 6 | 103.69 miles (166.88 km) SSW | Sliač Airport (SLD) | Sliač, Slovakia | |
| 7 | 114.84 miles (184.82 km) N | Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport (LCJ) | Łódź, Poland | |
| 8 | 117.67 miles (189.38 km) SE | Košice International Airport (KSC) | Košice, Slovakia | |
| 9 | 127.64 miles (205.42 km) WSW | Kunovice Airport (UHE) | Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic | |
| 10 | 133.51 miles (214.86 km) SW | Piešťany Airport (PZY) | Piešťany, Slovakia | |
| 11 | 141.54 miles (227.79 km) SSE | Miskolc Airport (MCQ) | Miskolc, Hungary | |
| 12 | 145.54 miles (234.22 km) WNW | Copernicus Airport Wrocław (WRO) | Wroclaw, Poland | |
| 13 | 151.32 miles (243.52 km) ENE | Lublin Airport (LUZ) | Lublin, Poland | |
| 14 | 152.42 miles (245.29 km) WSW | Brno–Tuřany Airport (BRQ) | Brno, Czech Republic | |
| 15 | 153.11 miles (246.40 km) NNE | Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,559.40 miles (18,603.01 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,117.68 miles (17,892.12 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,110.07 miles (17,879.88 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,103.47 miles (17,869.26 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,097.08 miles (17,858.98 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,089.56 miles (17,846.88 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,087.76 miles (17,843.97 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,087.65 miles (17,843.80 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,078.53 miles (17,829.12 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,064.85 miles (17,807.10 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,061.27 miles (17,801.35 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,059.90 miles (17,799.14 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,049.69 miles (17,782.71 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,048.97 miles (17,781.55 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,047.41 miles (17,779.04 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |