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KTW to OAK: distance & flight time
Katowice (Katowice International Airport) → Oakland (Metropolitan Oakland International Airport)
5,905 mi
9,503 km · 5,131 nm
12h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,905 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 3m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- KTW — Katowice International Airport · Katowice, Poland
- OAK — Metropolitan Oakland International Airport · Oakland, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near KTW
- KRK · Kraków John Paul II International Airport41 mi away
- OSR · Ostrava Leos Janáček Airport69 mi away
- LCJ · Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport87 mi away
- ILZ · Žilina Airport88 mi away
Near OAK
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport11 mi away
- HWD · Hayward Executive Airport7 mi away
- NGZ · Alameda Naval Air Station7 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport15 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is KTW from OAK?
The flight distance from Katowice (KTW) to Oakland (OAK) is 5,905 miles (9,503 km, 5,131 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KTW to OAK?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 3m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Katowice and Oakland?
Oakland is 9 hours behind Katowice.
What is the cheapest way to fly from KTW to OAK?
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