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You would generally fly east from New York to Poland.
Distance from New York to Poland is shorter and there are more air connections than from California, so it is easier, faster and cheaper to fly from New York rather than from California.
It's something on the order of 4259 miles or about 6854 kilometers from New York to Warsaw, Poland.
Chicago is west of New York.
Air distance from New York, New York, United States of America to Warsaw, Poland, Europe is 7,795 miles. That is 12,545 kilometers. It is 6,774 nautical miles.
East / Northeast depending on what part of New York you are in.
The air distance from Albany, New York, to Warsaw, Poland, is 4,165 miles. that equals 6,703 kilometers or 3,619 nautical miles.
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