# Distance from Curitiba (CWB) to Apia (FGI)

> 12,411 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,411 km / 7,712 mi / 6,701 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 242° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 125° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Samoa
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +16h (When it's 01:35 in Curitiba, it's 17:35 in Apia)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,857 ft (FGI 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

### [Fagali'i Airport (FGI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fgi-apia-fagalii-airport/1ef266df-7311-64fc-a0ce-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Apia, Samoa
- ICAO: NSFI
- Timezone: Pacific/Apia
- Coordinates: -13.850000, -171.740000
- Elevation: 131 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 01:35 in Curitiba, it's 17:35 in Apia.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Afonso Pena Airport (CWB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cwb-curitiba-afonso-pena-airport/1ef266df-9442-6e5a-a41e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Fagali'i Airport (FGI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fgi-apia-fagalii-airport/1ef266df-7311-64fc-a0ce-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)