# Distance from Cienfuegos (CFG) to Recife (REC)

> 5,991 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,991 km / 3,723 mi / 3,235 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 119° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 305° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Cuba) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 12:25 in Cienfuegos, it's 13:25 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 69 ft (REC is lower than CFG)

## Airports

### [Jaime Gonzalez Airport (CFG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cfg-cienfuegos-jaime-gonzalez-airport/1ef266df-6ab1-603c-9b6e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cienfuegos, Cuba
- ICAO: MUCF
- Timezone: America/Havana
- Coordinates: 22.150000, -80.410000
- Elevation: 102 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 12:25 in Cienfuegos, it's 13:25 in Recife.

## Related

- [Jaime Gonzalez Airport (CFG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cfg-cienfuegos-jaime-gonzalez-airport/1ef266df-6ab1-603c-9b6e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rec-recife-guararapes-gilberto-freyre-international-airport/1ef266df-9583-64cc-b732-06bb2780ed98)
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