# Distance from Curitiba (CWB) to Lugano (LUG)

> 9,872 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,872 km / 6,134 mi / 5,330 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 36° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 230° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Switzerland
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 12:49 in Curitiba, it's 17:49 in Lugano)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,073 ft (LUG 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

### [Lugano Airport (LUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lug-lugano-lugano-airport/1ef266df-57be-6f60-952c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lugano, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSZA
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates: 46.000000, 8.910000
- Elevation: 915 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 12:49 in Curitiba, it's 17:49 in Lugano.
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)
- [Lugano Airport (LUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lug-lugano-lugano-airport/1ef266df-57be-6f60-952c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)