# Distance from Curitiba (CWB) to Thandwe (SNW)

> 16,181 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,181 km / 10,055 mi / 8,737 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 94° (east)
- **Return heading**: 252° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Myanmar
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +9.5h (When it's 16:27 in Curitiba, it's 01:57 in Thandwe)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,968 ft (SNW 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

### [Thandwe Airport (SNW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/snw-thandwe-thandwe-airport/1ef266df-f7d3-6348-980a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Thandwe, Myanmar
- ICAO: VYTD
- Timezone: Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates: 18.460000, 94.300000
- Elevation: 20 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 16:27 in Curitiba, it's 01:57 in Thandwe.
With a 9.5-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)
- [Thandwe Airport (SNW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/snw-thandwe-thandwe-airport/1ef266df-f7d3-6348-980a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)