# Distance from Curitiba (CWB) to Glacier Creek (KGZ)

> 12,648 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,648 km / 7,859 mi / 6,829 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 329° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 100° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 16:30 in Curitiba, it's 11:30 in Glacier Creek)
- **Elevation difference**: 608 ft (KGZ 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

### [Glacier Creek Airport (KGZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgz-glacier-creek-glacier-creek-airport/1ef266df-25f9-6f0c-99a0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Glacier Creek, United States
- ICAO: KKGZ
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 61.460000, -142.380000
- Elevation: 2,380 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 16:30 in Curitiba, it's 11:30 in Glacier Creek.
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)
- [Glacier Creek Airport (KGZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgz-glacier-creek-glacier-creek-airport/1ef266df-25f9-6f0c-99a0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)