# Distance from Curitiba (CWB) to Highbury Airport (HIG)

> 15,162 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,162 km / 9,421 mi / 8,187 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 197° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 164° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 16:11 in Curitiba, it's 05:11 in Highbury Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,988 ft (HIG 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

### [Highbury Airport (HIG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hig-highbury-airport/1ef266e0-0de7-68fa-ae25-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Highbury Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YHHY
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -16.430000, 143.150000
- Elevation: 0 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 16:11 in Curitiba, it's 05:11 in Highbury Airport.
With a 13-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)
- [Highbury Airport (HIG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hig-highbury-airport/1ef266e0-0de7-68fa-ae25-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)