# Distance from Adelaide (ADL) to Cururupu (CPU)

> 15,911 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,911 km / 9,887 mi / 8,591 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 174° (south)
- **Return heading**: 185° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -12.5h (When it's 17:49 in Adelaide, it's 05:19 in Cururupu)
- **Elevation difference**: 19 ft (CPU is higher than ADL)

## Airports

### [Adelaide International Airport (ADL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/adl-adelaide-adelaide-international-airport/1ef266e0-1682-610e-a772-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Adelaide, Australia
- ICAO: YPAD
- Timezone: Australia/Adelaide
- Coordinates: -34.950000, 138.530000
- Elevation: 20 ft

### [Cururupu Airport (CPU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpu-cururupu-cururupu-airport/1ef266df-bb79-6528-af1d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cururupu, Brazil
- ICAO: SNCU
- Timezone: America/Fortaleza
- Coordinates: -1.820000, -44.870000
- Elevation: 39 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 17:49 in Adelaide, it's 05:19 in Cururupu.
With a 12.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Adelaide International Airport (ADL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/adl-adelaide-adelaide-international-airport/1ef266e0-1682-610e-a772-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cururupu Airport (CPU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpu-cururupu-cururupu-airport/1ef266df-bb79-6528-af1d-06bb2780ed98)
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