# Distance from Hat Yai (HDY) to Recife (REC)

> 15,089 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,089 km / 9,376 mi / 8,148 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 265° (west)
- **Return heading**: 88° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 05:40 in Hat Yai, it's 19:40 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 57 ft (REC is lower than HDY)

## Airports

### [Hat Yai International Airport (HDY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hdy-hat-yai-hat-yai-international-airport/1ef266df-f5b3-6e28-88c1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hat Yai, Thailand
- ICAO: VTSS
- Timezone: Asia/Bangkok
- Coordinates: 6.930000, 100.390000
- Elevation: 90 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 05:40 in Hat Yai, it's 19:40 in Recife.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Hat Yai International Airport (HDY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hdy-hat-yai-hat-yai-international-airport/1ef266df-f5b3-6e28-88c1-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)