# Distance from Curitiba (CWB) to Ketaping/Padang-Sumatra Island (PDG)

> 15,618 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,618 km / 9,705 mi / 8,433 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 127° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 226° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 00:30 in Curitiba, it's 10:30 in Ketaping/Padang-Sumatra Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,970 ft (PDG 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

### [Minangkabau Airport (PDG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdg-ketapingpadang-sumatra-island-minangkabau-airport/1ef266df-fd25-65ee-b7ec-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ketaping/Padang-Sumatra Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WIEE
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: -0.790000, 100.280000
- Elevation: 18 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 00:30 in Curitiba, it's 10:30 in Ketaping/Padang-Sumatra Island.
With a 10-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)
- [Minangkabau Airport (PDG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdg-ketapingpadang-sumatra-island-minangkabau-airport/1ef266df-fd25-65ee-b7ec-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)