# Distance from Kenai (ENA) to Recife (REC)

> 12,210 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,210 km / 7,587 mi / 6,593 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 71° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 332° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 08:57 in Kenai, it's 13:57 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 67 ft (REC is lower than ENA)

## Airports

### [Kenai Municipal Airport (ENA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ena-kenai-kenai-municipal-airport/1ef266df-8655-61e4-af47-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kenai, United States
- ICAO: PAEN
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 60.570000, -151.240000
- Elevation: 100 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 08:57 in Kenai, it's 13:57 in Recife.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kenai Municipal Airport (ENA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ena-kenai-kenai-municipal-airport/1ef266df-8655-61e4-af47-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)