# Distance from Lashio (LSH) to Recife (REC)

> 14,710 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,710 km / 9,141 mi / 7,943 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 280° (west)
- **Return heading**: 66° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Myanmar) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -9.5h (When it's 01:43 in Lashio, it's 16:13 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,417 ft (REC is lower than LSH)

## Airports

### [Lashio Airport (LSH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lsh-lashio-lashio-airport/1ef266df-f715-65c8-9844-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lashio, Myanmar
- ICAO: VYLS
- Timezone: Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates: 22.980000, 97.750000
- Elevation: 2,450 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 01:43 in Lashio, it's 16:13 in Recife.
With a 9.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lashio Airport (LSH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lsh-lashio-lashio-airport/1ef266df-f715-65c8-9844-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)