Nonstop flight route between Kraków / Balice, Poland and Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States:
Departure Airport:
(50°4'40"N by 19°47'4"E)
Arrival Airport:
(18°18'29"N by 65°39'42"W)
Distance from KRK to FAJ:
5,056.62 miles (8,137.82 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK), Kraków / Balice, Poland and Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ), Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,057 miles (or 8,138 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KRK / EPKK |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | FAJ / TJFA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°18'29"N by 65°39'42"W |
| Area Served: | Fajardo, Puerto Rico |
| Operator/Owner: | Puerto Rico Ports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 64 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FAJ |
| More Information: | FAJ Maps & Info |
Facts about John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK):
- On 1 March 2007, a separate domestic terminal was opened.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The "Balice Ekspres" operates between Kraków Główny and the Kraków–Balice Airport railway station.
- The airport opened for civil aviation in 1964.
- 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.
- John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) has 2 runways.
- 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".
Facts about Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ):
- Because of Diego Jiménez Torres Airport's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at Diego Jiménez Torres 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.
- In addition to being known as "Diego Jiménez Torres Airport", other names for FAJ include "Fajardo Airport" and "X95".
- The furthest airport from Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (meaning Diego Jiménez Torres Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,247 miles (19,709 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- Diego Jiménez Torres Airport is a public use airport owned by the Puerto Rico Ports Authority and located one nautical mile southwest of the central business district of Fajardo, a city in Puerto Rico.
- Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) is Humacao Airport (HUC), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of FAJ.
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.87 miles (23.93 km) SW | Humacao Airport (HUC) | Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 2 | 16.29 miles (26.22 km) SE | Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) | Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 3 | 23.45 miles (37.74 km) E | Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico | |
| 4 | 24.06 miles (38.73 km) WNW | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 5 | 30.40 miles (48.92 km) WNW | Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 6 | 42.73 miles (68.77 km) WNW | Dorado Airport (DDP) | Dorado, Puerto Rico | |
| 7 | 45.21 miles (72.76 km) E | Cyril E. King Airport (STT) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 8 | 47.34 miles (76.19 km) E | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 9 | 62.68 miles (100.87 km) WSW | Mercedita Airport (PSE) | Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| 10 | 67.19 miles (108.14 km) W | Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | |
| 11 | 70.25 miles (113.05 km) SE | Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport (STX) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 12 | 73.85 miles (118.86 km) ESE | Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 13 | 73.98 miles (119.05 km) E | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 14 | 81.46 miles (131.10 km) E | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 15 | 97.07 miles (156.22 km) W | Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) | Aguadilla, Puerto Rico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,246.93 miles (19,709.47 km) SSW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,207.14 miles (19,645.44 km) SW | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,164.93 miles (19,577.52 km) S | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,122.80 miles (19,509.71 km) WSW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,109.23 miles (19,487.87 km) SW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,085.24 miles (19,449.27 km) SW | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,054.46 miles (19,399.72 km) SW | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,035.12 miles (19,368.60 km) SSW | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,004.53 miles (19,319.37 km) SW | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,002.56 miles (19,316.20 km) SW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,980.68 miles (19,280.98 km) S | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,937.81 miles (19,211.99 km) SW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,918.18 miles (19,180.41 km) W | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,910.45 miles (19,167.96 km) S | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,820.30 miles (19,022.88 km) W | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |