# Distance from Kalbarri Airport (KAX) to Recife (REC)

> 14,833 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,833 km / 9,217 mi / 8,009 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 224° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 141° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 10:09 in Kalbarri Airport, it's 23:09 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 124 ft (REC is lower than KAX)

## Airports

### [Kalbarri Airport (KAX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kax-kalbarri-airport/1ef266e0-0f62-6eaa-ba43-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kalbarri Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YKBR
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -27.690000, 114.260000
- Elevation: 157 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 10:09 in Kalbarri Airport, it's 23:09 in Recife.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kalbarri Airport (KAX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kax-kalbarri-airport/1ef266e0-0f62-6eaa-ba43-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)