# Distance from Lake Evella Airport (LEL) to Recife (REC)

> 17,503 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,503 km / 10,876 mi / 9,451 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 205° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 156° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -12.5h (When it's 22:13 in Lake Evella Airport, it's 09:43 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 223 ft (REC is lower than LEL)

## Airports

### [Lake Evella Airport (LEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lel-lake-evella-airport/1ef266e0-10b0-673a-9ceb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lake Evella Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YLEV
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -12.500000, 135.810000
- Elevation: 256 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 22:13 in Lake Evella Airport, it's 09:43 in Recife.
With a 12.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lake Evella Airport (LEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lel-lake-evella-airport/1ef266e0-10b0-673a-9ceb-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)