# Distance from Sondok Airport (DSO) to Recife (REC)

> 16,087 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,087 km / 9,996 mi / 8,686 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 329° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 24° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (KP) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 14:17 in Sondok Airport, it's 02:17 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 21 ft (REC is higher than DSO)

## Airports

### [Sondok Airport (DSO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dso-sondok-airport/1ef266e0-1ef7-6bae-8fd9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sondok Airport, KP
- ICAO: ZKSD
- Timezone: Asia/Pyongyang
- Coordinates: 39.750000, 127.470000
- Elevation: 12 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 14:17 in Sondok Airport, it's 02:17 in Recife.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sondok Airport (DSO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dso-sondok-airport/1ef266e0-1ef7-6bae-8fd9-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)