# Distance from Kumasi (KMS) to Recife (REC)

> 4,047 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,047 km / 2,515 mi / 2,185 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 246° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 67° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ghana) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 23:47 in Kumasi, it's 20:47 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 909 ft (REC is lower than KMS)

## Airports

### [Kumasi Airport (KMS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kms-kumasi-kumasi-airport/1ef266de-b729-691a-bcf0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kumasi, Ghana
- ICAO: DGSI
- Timezone: Africa/Accra
- Coordinates: 6.710000, -1.590000
- Elevation: 942 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 23:47 in Kumasi, it's 20:47 in Recife.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kumasi Airport (KMS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kms-kumasi-kumasi-airport/1ef266de-b729-691a-bcf0-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)