# Distance from Kenema (KEN) to Recife (REC)

> 3,177 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,177 km / 1,974 mi / 1,716 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 236° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 56° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Sierra Leone) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 00:56 in Kenema, it's 21:56 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 452 ft (REC is lower than KEN)

## Airports

### [Kenema Airport (KEN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ken-kenema-kenema-airport/1ef266de-e7f1-687c-9c78-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kenema, Sierra Leone
- ICAO: GFKE
- Timezone: Africa/Freetown
- Coordinates: 7.890000, -11.180000
- Elevation: 485 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 medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:56 in Kenema, it's 21:56 in Recife.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kenema Airport (KEN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ken-kenema-kenema-airport/1ef266de-e7f1-687c-9c78-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)