# Distance from Gaborone (GBE) to Recife (REC)

> 6,690 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,690 km / 4,157 mi / 3,612 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 275° (west)
- **Return heading**: 114° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Botswana) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 10:49 in Gaborone, it's 05:49 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,266 ft (REC is lower than GBE)

## Airports

### [Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gbe-gaborone-sir-seretse-khama-international-airport/1ef266de-d5ee-6f62-968c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gaborone, Botswana
- ICAO: FBSK
- Timezone: Africa/Gaborone
- Coordinates: -24.560000, 25.920000
- Elevation: 3,299 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 10:49 in Gaborone, it's 05:49 in Recife.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gbe-gaborone-sir-seretse-khama-international-airport/1ef266de-d5ee-6f62-968c-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)