# Distance from Chicken (CKX) to Recife (REC)

> 11,643 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,643 km / 7,235 mi / 6,287 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 334° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 19:19 in Chicken, it's 00:19 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,607 ft (REC is lower than CKX)

## Airports

### [Chicken Airport (CKX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ckx-chicken-chicken-airport/1ef266df-1424-6b06-966c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chicken, United States
- ICAO: KCKX
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 64.070000, -141.950000
- Elevation: 1,640 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 19:19 in Chicken, it's 00:19 in Recife.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Chicken Airport (CKX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ckx-chicken-chicken-airport/1ef266df-1424-6b06-966c-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)