# Distance from Mount Cavenagh Airport (MKV) to Recife (REC)

> 16,012 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,012 km / 9,949 mi / 8,646 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 200° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 162° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -12.5h (When it's 06:42 in Mount Cavenagh Airport, it's 18:12 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 33 ft (REC is higher than MKV)

## Airports

### [Mount Cavenagh Airport (MKV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mkv-mount-cavenagh-airport/1ef266e0-149a-65e4-88fa-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mount Cavenagh Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YMVG
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -25.970000, 133.200000
- Elevation: 0 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 06:42 in Mount Cavenagh Airport, it's 18:12 in Recife.
With a 12.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mount Cavenagh Airport (MKV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mkv-mount-cavenagh-airport/1ef266e0-149a-65e4-88fa-06bb2780ed98)
- [Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rec-recife-guararapes-gilberto-freyre-international-airport/1ef266df-9583-64cc-b732-06bb2780ed98)
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