# Distance from Curitiba (CWB) to Mindiptana-Papua Island (MDP)

> 16,387 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,387 km / 10,182 mi / 8,848 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 198° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 164° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 13:28 in Curitiba, it's 01:28 in Mindiptana-Papua Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,831 ft (MDP 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

### [Mindiptana Airport (MDP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdp-mindiptana-papua-island-mindiptana-airport/1ef266df-f96a-65da-8908-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mindiptana-Papua Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAKD
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -5.750000, 140.370000
- Elevation: 157 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 13:28 in Curitiba, it's 01:28 in Mindiptana-Papua Island.
With a 12-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)
- [Mindiptana Airport (MDP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdp-mindiptana-papua-island-mindiptana-airport/1ef266df-f96a-65da-8908-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)