# Distance from Curitiba (CWB) to Fort Carson (FCS)

> 9,184 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,184 km / 5,707 mi / 4,959 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 320° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 131° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 10:25 in Curitiba, it's 07:25 in Fort Carson)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,886 ft (FCS is higher than CWB)

## Airports

### [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

### [Butts Army Air Field (Fort Carson) Airport (FCS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/fcs-fort-carson-butts-army-air-field-fort-carson-airport/1ef266df-1bd4-66da-b245-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fort Carson, United States
- ICAO: KFCS
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 38.680000, -104.760000
- Elevation: 5,874 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 10:25 in Curitiba, it's 07:25 in Fort Carson.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Afonso Pena Airport (CWB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cwb-curitiba-afonso-pena-airport/1ef266df-9442-6e5a-a41e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Butts Army Air Field (Fort Carson) Airport (FCS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/fcs-fort-carson-butts-army-air-field-fort-carson-airport/1ef266df-1bd4-66da-b245-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)