# Distance from Catania (CTA) to Curitiba (CWB)

> 9,696 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,696 km / 6,025 mi / 5,235 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 234° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Italy) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 01:42 in Catania, it's 20:42 in Curitiba)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,949 ft (CWB is higher than CTA)

## Airports

### [Catania / Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cta-catania-catania-fontanarossa-airport/1ef266df-4fc8-6892-b926-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Catania, Italy
- ICAO: LICC
- Timezone: Europe/Rome
- Coordinates: 37.470000, 15.070000
- Elevation: 39 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 01:42 in Catania, it's 20:42 in Curitiba.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Catania / Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cta-catania-catania-fontanarossa-airport/1ef266df-4fc8-6892-b926-06bb2780ed98)
- [Afonso Pena Airport (CWB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cwb-curitiba-afonso-pena-airport/1ef266df-9442-6e5a-a41e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)