AirportsRecife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport is a large airport serving Recife, in Pernambuco, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is REC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- REC
- ICAO code
- SBRF
- City
- Recife
- State or region
- Pernambuco
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 8.1275° S, 34.9230° W
- Elevation
- 10 m (33 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,007 m (9,865 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, REC means Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBRF. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 8.1275° S, 34.9230° W. It stands 10 metres (33 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Recife, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,007 metres (9,865 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 129 airports of Brazil on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,007 m 9,865 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Presidente Castro Pinto International AirportJoão Pessoa | JPA | 109 km |
| Caruaru AirportCaruaru | CAU | 121 km |
| Presidente João Suassuna AirportCampina Grande | CPV | 144 km |
| Zumbi dos Palmares International AirportMaceió | MCZ | 181 km |
| Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International AirportNatal | NAT | 267 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,585 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,164 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,421 km | 13 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,401 km | 9 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,724 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,917 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,404 km | 19 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 16,919 km | 20 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,293 km | 18 h 55 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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