# Distance from Inanwatan Airport-Papua Island (INX) to Recife (REC)

> 18,184 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,184 km / 11,299 mi / 9,818 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 231° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 128° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 14:50 in Inanwatan Airport-Papua Island, it's 02:50 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 24 ft (REC is higher than INX)

## Airports

### [Inanwatan Airport (INX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/inx-inanwatan-airport-papua-island-inanwatan-airport/1ef266df-faab-64e4-9da0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Inanwatan Airport-Papua Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WASI
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -2.130000, 132.160000
- Elevation: 9 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 14:50 in Inanwatan Airport-Papua Island, it's 02:50 in Recife.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Inanwatan Airport (INX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/inx-inanwatan-airport-papua-island-inanwatan-airport/1ef266df-faab-64e4-9da0-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)