# Distance from Leinster Airport (LER) to Recife (REC)

> 15,233 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,233 km / 9,465 mi / 8,225 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 217° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 148° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 17:12 in Leinster Airport, it's 06:12 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,598 ft (REC is lower than LER)

## Airports

### [Leinster Airport (LER)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ler-leinster-airport/1ef266e0-1175-64f4-899f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Leinster Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YLST
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -27.840000, 120.700000
- Elevation: 1,631 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 17:12 in Leinster Airport, it's 06:12 in Recife.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Leinster Airport (LER)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ler-leinster-airport/1ef266e0-1175-64f4-899f-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)