# Distance from Wake Island (AWK) to Curitiba (CWB)

> 16,279 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,279 km / 10,116 mi / 8,790 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 107° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 267° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (UM) → Brazil
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 16:43 in Wake Island, it's 01:43 in Curitiba)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,965 ft (CWB is higher than AWK)

## Airports

### [Wake Island Airfield (AWK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/awk-wake-island-wake-island-airfield/1ef266df-8aac-6a08-a04f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wake Island, UM
- ICAO: PWAK
- Timezone: Pacific/Wake
- Coordinates: 19.280000, 166.640000
- Elevation: 23 ft

### [Afonso Pena Airport (CWB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cwb-curitiba-afonso-pena-airport/1ef266df-9442-6e5a-a41e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Curitiba, Brazil
- ICAO: SBCT
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -25.530000, -49.180000
- Elevation: 2,988 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 16:43 in Wake Island, it's 01:43 in Curitiba.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Wake Island Airfield (AWK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/awk-wake-island-wake-island-airfield/1ef266df-8aac-6a08-a04f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Afonso Pena Airport (CWB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cwb-curitiba-afonso-pena-airport/1ef266df-9442-6e5a-a41e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)