# Distance from Curitiba (CWB) to Nuku Hiva Airport (NHV)

> 9,691 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,691 km / 6,022 mi / 5,233 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 262° (west)
- **Return heading**: 115° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -6.5h (When it's 11:11 in Curitiba, it's 04:41 in Nuku Hiva Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,768 ft (NHV 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

### [Nuku Hiva Airport (NHV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nhv-nuku-hiva-airport/1ef266df-73b1-6fba-93f7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nuku Hiva Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTMD
- Timezone: Pacific/Marquesas
- Coordinates: -8.800000, -140.230000
- Elevation: 220 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 11:11 in Curitiba, it's 04:41 in Nuku Hiva Airport.
With a 6.5-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)
- [Nuku Hiva Airport (NHV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nhv-nuku-hiva-airport/1ef266df-73b1-6fba-93f7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)