# Distance from Mawlamyine (MNU) to Recife (REC)

> 14,793 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,793 km / 9,192 mi / 7,988 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 274° (west)
- **Return heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Myanmar) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -9.5h (When it's 15:56 in Mawlamyine, it's 06:26 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 19 ft (REC is lower than MNU)

## Airports

### [Mawlamyine Airport (MNU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mnu-mawlamyine-mawlamyine-airport/1ef266df-f73b-6fa2-b11a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mawlamyine, Myanmar
- ICAO: VYMM
- Timezone: Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates: 16.440000, 97.660000
- Elevation: 52 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 15:56 in Mawlamyine, it's 06:26 in Recife.
With a 9.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mawlamyine Airport (MNU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mnu-mawlamyine-mawlamyine-airport/1ef266df-f73b-6fa2-b11a-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)