# Distance from Kalkgurung Airport (KFG) to Recife (REC)

> 16,769 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,769 km / 10,420 mi / 9,055 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 210° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 151° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -12.5h (When it's 05:48 in Kalkgurung Airport, it's 17:18 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 613 ft (REC is lower than KFG)

## Airports

### [Kalkgurung Airport (KFG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kfg-kalkgurung-airport/1ef266e0-0fc5-6cbc-a07f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kalkgurung Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YKKG
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -17.430000, 130.810000
- Elevation: 646 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 05:48 in Kalkgurung Airport, it's 17:18 in Recife.
With a 12.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kalkgurung Airport (KFG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kfg-kalkgurung-airport/1ef266e0-0fc5-6cbc-a07f-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)