# Distance from Curitiba (CWB) to Mbala (MMQ)

> 8,639 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,639 km / 5,368 mi / 4,664 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 94° (east)
- **Return heading**: 246° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Zambia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 08:29 in Curitiba, it's 13:29 in Mbala)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,466 ft (MMQ is higher 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

### [Mbala Airport (MMQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mmq-mbala-mbala-airport/1ef266de-da1f-65be-9d9b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mbala, Zambia
- ICAO: FLBA
- Timezone: Africa/Lusaka
- Coordinates: -8.860000, 31.340000
- Elevation: 5,454 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 08:29 in Curitiba, it's 13:29 in Mbala.
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)
- [Mbala Airport (MMQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mmq-mbala-mbala-airport/1ef266de-da1f-65be-9d9b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)