# Distance from Bethel (BET) to Curitiba (CWB)

> 13,686 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,686 km / 8,504 mi / 7,390 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 84° (east)
- **Return heading**: 327° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 21:00 in Bethel, it's 02:00 in Curitiba)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,859 ft (CWB is higher than BET)

## Airports

### [Bethel Airport (BET)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bet-bethel-bethel-airport/1ef266df-85ac-68f0-90c0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bethel, United States
- ICAO: PABE
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 60.780000, -161.840000
- Elevation: 129 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 21:00 in Bethel, it's 02:00 in Curitiba.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Bethel Airport (BET)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bet-bethel-bethel-airport/1ef266df-85ac-68f0-90c0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Afonso Pena Airport (CWB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cwb-curitiba-afonso-pena-airport/1ef266df-9442-6e5a-a41e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)