# Distance from Kotakoli Airport (KLI) to Recife (REC)

> 6,421 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,421 km / 3,990 mi / 3,467 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 258° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 80° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 01:06 in Kotakoli Airport, it's 21:06 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,768 ft (REC is lower than KLI)

## Airports

### [Kotakoli Airport (KLI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kli-kotakoli-airport/1ef266de-e36f-6c4a-bd65-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kotakoli Airport, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZFP
- Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates: 4.160000, 21.650000
- Elevation: 1,801 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 long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 01:06 in Kotakoli Airport, it's 21:06 in Recife.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kotakoli Airport (KLI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kli-kotakoli-airport/1ef266de-e36f-6c4a-bd65-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)