# Distance from Sikasso (KSS) to Recife (REC)

> 3,890 km · estimated flight time 6h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,890 km / 2,417 mi / 2,100 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 237° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Mali) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 15:58 in Sikasso, it's 12:58 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,345 ft (REC is lower than KSS)

## Airports

### [Sikasso Airport (KSS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kss-sikasso-sikasso-airport/1ef266de-e75a-6c38-9494-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sikasso, Mali
- ICAO: GASK
- Timezone: Africa/Bamako
- Coordinates: 11.330000, -5.700000
- Elevation: 1,378 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 15:58 in Sikasso, it's 12:58 in Recife.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Sikasso Airport (KSS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kss-sikasso-sikasso-airport/1ef266de-e75a-6c38-9494-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)