# Distance from Ayers Rock (AYQ) to Recife (REC)

> 16,008 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,008 km / 9,947 mi / 8,644 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 204° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 158° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -12.5h (When it's 16:45 in Ayers Rock, it's 04:15 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,593 ft (REC is lower than AYQ)

## Airports

### [Ayers Rock Connellan Airport (AYQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ayq-ayers-rock-ayers-rock-connellan-airport/1ef266e0-0508-62c0-8a85-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ayers Rock, Australia
- ICAO: YAYE
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -25.190000, 130.980000
- Elevation: 1,626 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 16:45 in Ayers Rock, it's 04:15 in Recife.
With a 12.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ayers Rock Connellan Airport (AYQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ayq-ayers-rock-ayers-rock-connellan-airport/1ef266e0-0508-62c0-8a85-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)