# Distance from Bordeaux/Merignac (BOD) to Curitiba (CWB)

> 9,238 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,238 km / 5,740 mi / 4,988 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 223° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 32° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 01:45 in Bordeaux/Merignac, it's 20:45 in Curitiba)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,826 ft (CWB is higher than BOD)

## Airports

### [Bordeaux-Merignac (BA 106) Airport (BOD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bod-bordeauxmerignac-bordeaux-merignac-ba-106-airport/1ef266df-46b0-6c32-be80-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bordeaux/Merignac, France
- ICAO: LFBD
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 44.830000, -0.720000
- Elevation: 162 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 01:45 in Bordeaux/Merignac, it's 20:45 in Curitiba.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Bordeaux-Merignac (BA 106) Airport (BOD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bod-bordeauxmerignac-bordeaux-merignac-ba-106-airport/1ef266df-46b0-6c32-be80-06bb2780ed98)
- [Afonso Pena Airport (CWB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cwb-curitiba-afonso-pena-airport/1ef266df-9442-6e5a-a41e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)