AirportsCuritiba-Afonso Pena International Airport is a large airport serving Curitiba, in Paraná, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CWB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CWB
- ICAO code
- SBCT
- City
- Curitiba
- State or region
- Paraná
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 25.5285° S, 49.1758° W
- Elevation
- 911 m (2,988 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,218 m (7,277 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CWB means Curitiba-Afonso Pena International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBCT. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 25.5285° S, 49.1758° W. It stands 911 metres (2,988 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Sao Paulo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Curitiba-Afonso Pena International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,218 metres (7,277 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 129 airports of Brazil on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 36.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 2,218 m 7,277 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 11/29 | 1,798 m 5,899 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lauro Carneiro de Loyola AirportJoinville | JOI | 86 km |
| Ponta Grossa Airport - Comandante Antonio Amilton BeraldoPonta Grossa | PGZ | 105 km |
| Ministro Victor Konder International AirportNavegantes | NVT | 159 km |
| José Cleto AirportUnião da Vitória | UVI | 205 km |
| Hercílio Luz International AirportFlorianópolis | FLN | 246 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,727 km | 18 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,055 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,552 km | 15 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,793 km | 12 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,785 km | 9 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,849 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,079 km | 19 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 18,610 km | 22 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,061 km | 16 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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