# Distance from Ponta do Sol (NTO) to Recife (REC)

> 3,017 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,017 km / 1,874 mi / 1,629 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 202° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 21° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Cape Verde) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 15:40 in Ponta do Sol, it's 13:40 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 1 ft (REC is higher than NTO)

## Airports

### [Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nto-ponta-do-sol-agostinho-neto-airport/1ef266de-e9a7-6978-afd4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ponta do Sol, Cape Verde
- ICAO: GVAN
- Timezone: Atlantic/Cape_Verde
- Coordinates: 17.200000, -25.090000
- Elevation: 32 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 a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 15:40 in Ponta do Sol, it's 13:40 in Recife.

## Related

- [Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nto-ponta-do-sol-agostinho-neto-airport/1ef266de-e9a7-6978-afd4-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)