# Curitiba-Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB / SBCT) **Curitiba-Afonso Pena International Airport** (IATA: CWB, ICAO: SBCT) is a large airport in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. It opened in 1945. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,218 m (7,277 ft). It is operated by Infraero. In 2022 it handled 4.9 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbct ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: CWB / SBCT - Type: Large airport - Operator: Infraero - Serves: Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil - Opened: 1945 - Elevation: 911 m / 2,988 ft - Coordinates: -25.5285, -49.1758 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 2,218 m / 7,277 ft - Passengers: 4,930,211 (2022) - Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Sao_Paulo - Website: http://www4.infraero.gov.br/aeroportos/aeroporto-internacional-de-curitiba-afonso-pena/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afonso_Pena_International_Airport (23 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180464 - Weather station: SBCT · WMO 83840 - Ident: SBCT ## Timeline - 1945: Curitiba-Afonso Pena International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 15/33 | 2,218 m / 7,277 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 136° / 314° | yes | | 11/29 | 1,798 m / 5,899 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | | | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2011 | 6,958,073 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 6,994,059 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 6,800,818 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 7,330,262 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 7,226,460 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 6,339,043 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 6,665,944 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 6,310,413 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 6,543,125 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 2,543,343 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 3,157,159 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 4,930,211 | Wikidata | ## Routes 26 destinations in 8 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (19) - [UVI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ssuv.md) José Cleto Airport · Brazil · 205 km / 127 mi · Azul Conecta - [LDB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sblo.md) Governor José Richa Airport · Brazil · 314 km / 195 mi · LATAM Brasil, Azul Brazilian Airlines - [CGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsp.md) Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport · Brazil · 331 km / 206 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos, Azul Brazilian Airlines - [VCP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbkp.md) Viracopos International Airport · Brazil · 348 km / 216 mi · Azul Brazilian Airlines - [PTO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbpo.md) Juvenal Loureiro Cardoso Airport · Brazil · 360 km / 224 mi · Azul Brazilian Airlines - [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 360 km / 224 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos, Azul Brazilian Airlines - [MGF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbmg.md) Regional de Maringá - Sílvio Name Júnior Airport · Brazil · 367 km / 228 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos, Azul Brazilian Airlines - [CAC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbca.md) Coronel Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport · Brazil · 439 km / 273 mi · Azul Brazilian Airlines - [GGJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ssgy.md) Guaíra Airport · Brazil · 531 km / 330 mi · Azul Conecta - [IGU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbfi.md) Cataratas International Airport · Brazil · 533 km / 331 mi · LATAM Brasil, Azul Brazilian Airlines - [POA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbpa.md) Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport · Brazil · 534 km / 332 mi · LATAM Brasil, Azul Brazilian Airlines - [GIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgl.md) Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Brazil · 673 km / 418 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos, Azul Brazilian Airlines - [CNF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbcf.md) Tancredo Neves International Airport · Brazil · 846 km / 526 mi · Azul Brazilian Airlines - [BSB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbbr.md) Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport · Brazil · 1,082 km / 672 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos - [CGB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbcy.md) Várzea Grande–Marechal Rondon International Airport · Brazil · 1,314 km / 816 mi · LATAM Brasil - [SSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsv.md) Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport · Brazil · 1,806 km / 1,122 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos - [SCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scel.md) Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · Chile · 2,262 km / 1,406 mi · LATAM Airlines Chile - [LIM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spim.md) Jorge Chávez International Airport · Peru · 3,292 km / 2,046 mi · LATAM Airlines Peru - [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 8,275 km / 5,142 mi · TAP Air Portugal ### Seasonal (4) - [FLN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbfl.md) Hercílio Luz International Airport · Brazil · 246 km / 153 mi · Azul Brazilian Airlines - [SCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scel.md) Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · Chile · 2,262 km / 1,406 mi · JetSmart - [MCZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbmo.md) Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport · Brazil · 2,273 km / 1,412 mi · Azul Brazilian Airlines - [REC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbrf.md) Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport · Brazil · 2,454 km / 1,525 mi · Azul Brazilian Airlines ### Cargo (7) - [VCP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbkp.md) Viracopos International Airport · Brazil · 348 km / 216 mi · Avianca Cargo, Lufthansa Cargo - [SCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scel.md) Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · Chile · 2,262 km / 1,406 mi · LATAM Cargo Chile - [REC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbrf.md) Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport · Brazil · 2,454 km / 1,525 mi · Lufthansa Cargo - [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 6,612 km / 4,109 mi · LATAM Cargo Brasil - [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 9,834 km / 6,111 mi · Cargolux Italia - [LUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ellx.md) Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · Luxembourg · 9,984 km / 6,204 mi · Cargolux - [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 10,140 km / 6,301 mi · Lufthansa Cargo ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from CWB, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (1) - 0S [Sideral Linhas Aéreas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sideral-linhas-aereas) ### Passenger (8) - AD [Azul Brazilian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azul-brazilian-airlines) · 14 - JJ [LATAM Brasil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-brasil) · 8 - G3 [Gol Transportes Aéreos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gol-transportes-aereos) · 6 - [Azul Conecta](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azul-conecta) · 2 - JA [JetSmart](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetsmart) · 1 · seasonal - LP [LATAM Airlines Peru](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-airlines-peru) · 1 - [LATAM Chile](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-chile) · 1 - TP [TAP Air Portugal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tap-air-portugal) · 1 ### Cargo (6) - LH [Lufthansa Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa-cargo) · 3 - QT [Avianca Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca-cargo) · 1 - CV [Cargolux](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cargolux) · 1 - C8 [Cargolux Italia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cargolux-italia) · 1 - M3 [LATAM Cargo Brasil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-cargo-brasil) · 1 - UC [LATAM Cargo Chile](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-cargo-chile) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 4.9M (2022) | #342 of 3,974 | #20 in South America | #12 in BR | | Longest runway | 2,218 m / 7,277 ft | =3,239 of 29,858 | #202 in South America | #47 in BR | | Elevation | 911 m / 2,988 ft | =5,528 of 43,403 | #469 in South America | #211 in BR | | Age | Opened 1945 | =2,524 of 15,079 | =36 in South America | #22 in BR | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =21 in South America | =4 in BR | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | CURITIBA APP | 119.950 | | ATIS | ATIS | 127.800 | | GND | GND | 121.900 | | TWR | CURITIBA TWR | 118.550 | ## Nearby airports - [BFH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbbi.md) Bacacheri Airport · 15 km / 9.2 mi - [JOI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbjv.md) Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport · 86 km / 54 mi - [PGZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbpg.md) Ponta Grossa Airport - Comandante Antonio Amilton Beraldo · 105 km / 65 mi ## Sources - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Afonso Pena International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Afonso_Pena_International_Airport&oldid=1374394807), revision of 11 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbct/data