# Distance from Cheyenne (CYS) to Recife (REC)

> 8,963 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,963 km / 5,570 mi / 4,840 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 110° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 16:23 in Cheyenne, it's 19:23 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,127 ft (REC is lower than CYS)

## Airports

### [Cheyenne Regional/Jerry Olson Field (CYS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cys-cheyenne-cheyenne-regionaljerry-olson-field/1ef266df-15b7-6d38-88b6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cheyenne, United States
- ICAO: KCYS
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 41.160000, -104.810000
- Elevation: 6,160 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 16:23 in Cheyenne, it's 19:23 in Recife.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Cheyenne Regional/Jerry Olson Field (CYS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cys-cheyenne-cheyenne-regionaljerry-olson-field/1ef266df-15b7-6d38-88b6-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)