# Distance from Aktyubinsk (AKX) to Recife (REC)

> 10,853 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,853 km / 6,744 mi / 5,860 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 266° (west)
- **Return heading**: 40° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kazakhstan) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 17:23 in Aktyubinsk, it's 09:23 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 708 ft (REC is lower than AKX)

## Airports

### [Aktobe Aliya Moldagulova International Airport (AKX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/akx-aktyubinsk-aktobe-aliya-moldagulova-international-airport/1ef266df-e452-60bc-ae87-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Aktyubinsk, Kazakhstan
- ICAO: UATT
- Timezone: Asia/Aqtobe
- Coordinates: 50.250000, 57.210000
- Elevation: 741 ft

### [Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rec-recife-guararapes-gilberto-freyre-international-airport/1ef266df-9583-64cc-b732-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Recife, Brazil
- ICAO: SBRF
- Timezone: America/Recife
- Coordinates: -8.130000, -34.920000
- Elevation: 33 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 17:23 in Aktyubinsk, it's 09:23 in Recife.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Aktobe Aliya Moldagulova International Airport (AKX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/akx-aktyubinsk-aktobe-aliya-moldagulova-international-airport/1ef266df-e452-60bc-ae87-06bb2780ed98)
- [Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rec-recife-guararapes-gilberto-freyre-international-airport/1ef266df-9583-64cc-b732-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)