# Distance from Curitiba (CWB) to Minneapolis (FCM)

> 9,020 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,020 km / 5,605 mi / 4,870 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 330° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 140° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 11:38 in Curitiba, it's 09:38 in Minneapolis)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,082 ft (FCM is lower than CWB)

## Airports

### [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

### [Flying Cloud Airport (FCM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fcm-minneapolis-flying-cloud-airport/1ef266df-1bcf-6f54-aa20-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Minneapolis, United States
- ICAO: KFCM
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 44.800000, -93.500000
- Elevation: 906 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 11:38 in Curitiba, it's 09:38 in Minneapolis.

## Related

- [Afonso Pena Airport (CWB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cwb-curitiba-afonso-pena-airport/1ef266df-9442-6e5a-a41e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flying Cloud Airport (FCM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fcm-minneapolis-flying-cloud-airport/1ef266df-1bcf-6f54-aa20-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)