Nonstop flight route between Kraków / Balice, Poland and Burbank, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK), Kraków / Balice, Poland and Bob Hope Airport (BUR), Burbank, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,077 miles (or 9,780 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice and Bob Hope Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice and Bob Hope Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
More Information: | KRK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BUR / KBUR |
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Location: | Burbank, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°12'2"N by 118°21'30"W |
Area Served: | Los Angeles Area |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 778 feet (237 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BUR |
More Information: | BUR Maps & Info |
Facts about John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK):
- 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.
- The airport opened for civil aviation in 1964.
- John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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".
- 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.
- 11 April 2013 saw the beginning of construction works of a new airport terminal, which would be adjacent to the existing old terminal building.
- Public buses link the airport during the day and during the night with the main railway station in Kraków and the central bus station.
- 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.
Facts about Bob Hope Airport (BUR):
- The furthest airport from Bob Hope Airport (BUR) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,470 miles (18,459 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Because of Bob Hope Airport's relatively low elevation of 778 feet, planes can take off or land at Bob Hope Airport 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 November 11, 2003, the airport authority voted to change the name to Bob Hope Airport in honor of comedian Bob Hope, a longtime resident of nearby Toluca Lake, who had died earlier that year and who had kept his personal airplane at the airfield.
- Bob Hope Airport has two terminals, "A" and "B", joined together as part of the same building.
- United Airport was dedicated amid much festivity on Memorial Day weekend, 1930.
- The closest airport to Bob Hope Airport (BUR) is Whiteman Airport (WHP), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of BUR.
- Bob Hope Airport (BUR) has 2 runways.
- The airport was originally in the city limits, but the north end of Runway 15/33 has been extended into the city of Los Angeles.
- In addition to being known as "Bob Hope Airport", another name for BUR is "(former Lockheed Air Terminal)".