# Distance from Sioux Falls (FSD) to Recife (REC)

> 8,456 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,456 km / 5,254 mi / 4,566 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 116° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 319° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 08:47 in Sioux Falls, it's 10:47 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,397 ft (REC is lower than FSD)

## Airports

### [Joe Foss Field (FSD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fsd-sioux-falls-joe-foss-field/1ef266df-1cf2-6d64-832d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sioux Falls, United States
- ICAO: KFSD
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 43.580000, -96.740000
- Elevation: 1,430 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 08:47 in Sioux Falls, it's 10:47 in Recife.

## Related

- [Joe Foss Field (FSD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fsd-sioux-falls-joe-foss-field/1ef266df-1cf2-6d64-832d-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)