# Distance from Curitiba (CWB) to Gitega (GID)

> 8,749 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,749 km / 5,437 mi / 4,724 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 88° (east)
- **Return heading**: 245° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Burundi
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 17:26 in Curitiba, it's 22:26 in Gitega)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,753 ft (GID is higher 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

### [Gitega Airport (GID)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gid-gitega-gitega-airport/1ef266de-ea81-6826-889e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gitega, Burundi
- ICAO: HBBE
- Timezone: Africa/Bujumbura
- Coordinates: -3.420000, 29.910000
- Elevation: 5,741 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 17:26 in Curitiba, it's 22:26 in Gitega.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Afonso Pena Airport (CWB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cwb-curitiba-afonso-pena-airport/1ef266df-9442-6e5a-a41e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Gitega Airport (GID)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gid-gitega-gitega-airport/1ef266de-ea81-6826-889e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)