# Distance from Pattani Airport (PAN) to Recife (REC)

> 15,172 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,172 km / 9,427 mi / 8,192 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 265° (west)
- **Return heading**: 89° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 11:34 in Pattani Airport, it's 01:34 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 25 ft (REC is higher than PAN)

## Airports

### [Pattani Airport (PAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pan-pattani-airport/1ef266df-f59f-636a-b701-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pattani Airport, Thailand
- ICAO: VTSK
- Timezone: Asia/Bangkok
- Coordinates: 6.790000, 101.150000
- Elevation: 8 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 11:34 in Pattani Airport, it's 01:34 in Recife.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Pattani Airport (PAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pan-pattani-airport/1ef266df-f59f-636a-b701-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)