# Distance from Curitiba (CWB) to Gulkana (GKN)

> 12,819 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,819 km / 7,966 mi / 6,922 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 329° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 97° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 09:36 in Curitiba, it's 04:36 in Gulkana)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,402 ft (GKN 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

### [Gulkana Airport (GKN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gkn-gulkana-gulkana-airport/1ef266df-8684-6778-9ee1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gulkana, United States
- ICAO: PAGK
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 62.150000, -145.460000
- Elevation: 1,586 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 09:36 in Curitiba, it's 04:36 in Gulkana.
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)
- [Gulkana Airport (GKN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gkn-gulkana-gulkana-airport/1ef266df-8684-6778-9ee1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)