# Distance from Mangole Island (MAL) to Recife (REC)

> 17,608 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,608 km / 10,941 mi / 9,507 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 242° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 117° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 11:09 in Mangole Island, it's 23:09 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 856 ft (REC is lower than MAL)

## Airports

### [Mangole Airport Falabisahaya (MAL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mal-mangole-island-mangole-airport-falabisahaya/1ef266df-fa41-6d3c-bd74-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mangole Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAPE
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -1.880000, 125.830000
- Elevation: 889 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 11:09 in Mangole Island, it's 23:09 in Recife.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mangole Airport Falabisahaya (MAL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mal-mangole-island-mangole-airport-falabisahaya/1ef266df-fa41-6d3c-bd74-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)