# Distance from Durham Downs Airport (DHD) to Recife (REC)

> 16,086 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,086 km / 9,995 mi / 8,686 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 185° (south)
- **Return heading**: 175° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 18:49 in Durham Downs Airport, it's 05:49 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 83 ft (REC is lower than DHD)

## Airports

### [Durham Downs Airport (DHD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dhd-durham-downs-airport/1ef266e0-0b26-6f80-9e1c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Durham Downs Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YDRH
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -27.070000, 141.900000
- Elevation: 116 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 18:49 in Durham Downs Airport, it's 05:49 in Recife.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Durham Downs Airport (DHD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dhd-durham-downs-airport/1ef266e0-0b26-6f80-9e1c-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)