# Distance from Christmas Creek mine (CKW) to Curitiba (CWB)

> 14,555 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,555 km / 9,044 mi / 7,859 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 193° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 166° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 02:31 in Christmas Creek mine, it's 15:31 in Curitiba)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,988 ft (CWB is higher than CKW)

## Airports

### [Graeme Rowley Aerodrome (CKW)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ckw-christmas-creek-mine-graeme-rowley-aerodrome/1ef266e0-0881-63a2-9293-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Christmas Creek mine, Australia
- ICAO: YCHK
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -22.360000, 119.650000
- Elevation: 0 ft

### [Afonso Pena Airport (CWB)](https://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

## 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 02:31 in Christmas Creek mine, it's 15:31 in Curitiba.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Graeme Rowley Aerodrome (CKW)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ckw-christmas-creek-mine-graeme-rowley-aerodrome/1ef266e0-0881-63a2-9293-06bb2780ed98)
- [Afonso Pena Airport (CWB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cwb-curitiba-afonso-pena-airport/1ef266df-9442-6e5a-a41e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)