# Distance from Charters Towers Airport (CXT) to Recife (REC)

> 16,880 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,880 km / 10,489 mi / 9,114 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 178° (south)
- **Return heading**: 182° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 00:03 in Charters Towers Airport, it's 11:03 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 922 ft (REC is lower than CXT)

## Airports

### [Charters Towers Airport (CXT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cxt-charters-towers-airport/1ef266e0-088c-6e96-a514-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Charters Towers Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YCHT
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -20.040000, 146.270000
- Elevation: 955 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 00:03 in Charters Towers Airport, it's 11:03 in Recife.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Charters Towers Airport (CXT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cxt-charters-towers-airport/1ef266e0-088c-6e96-a514-06bb2780ed98)
- [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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