# Distance from Futuna Island (FUT) to Recife (REC)

> 15,246 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,246 km / 9,473 mi / 8,232 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 119° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 239° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (WF) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 11:33 in Futuna Island, it's 20:33 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 13 ft (REC is higher than FUT)

## Airports

### [Pointe Vele Airport (FUT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fut-futuna-island-pointe-vele-airport/1ef266df-71e6-6366-bac3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Futuna Island, WF
- ICAO: NLWF
- Timezone: Pacific/Wallis
- Coordinates: -14.310000, -178.070000
- Elevation: 20 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 11:33 in Futuna Island, it's 20:33 in Recife.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Pointe Vele Airport (FUT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fut-futuna-island-pointe-vele-airport/1ef266df-71e6-6366-bac3-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)