# Distance from Curitiba (CWB) to Mende/Brenoux (MEN)

> 9,447 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,447 km / 5,870 mi / 5,101 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 35° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 226° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → France
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 10:51 in Curitiba, it's 15:51 in Mende/Brenoux)
- **Elevation difference**: 374 ft (MEN 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

### [Mende-Brenoux Airport (MEN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/men-mendebrenoux-mende-brenoux-airport/1ef266df-4aeb-675c-84ec-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mende/Brenoux, France
- ICAO: LFNB
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 44.500000, 3.530000
- Elevation: 3,362 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 10:51 in Curitiba, it's 15:51 in Mende/Brenoux.
The 5-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)
- [Mende-Brenoux Airport (MEN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/men-mendebrenoux-mende-brenoux-airport/1ef266df-4aeb-675c-84ec-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)