# Distance from Ilebo (PFR) to Recife (REC)

> 6,145 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,145 km / 3,818 mi / 3,318 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 263° (west)
- **Return heading**: 90° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 19:36 in Ilebo, it's 14:36 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,417 ft (REC is lower than PFR)

## Airports

### [Ilebo Airport (PFR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pfr-ilebo-ilebo-airport/1ef266de-e5e1-68d4-b0dd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ilebo, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZVS
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -4.330000, 20.580000
- Elevation: 1,450 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 long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 19:36 in Ilebo, it's 14:36 in Recife.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Ilebo Airport (PFR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pfr-ilebo-ilebo-airport/1ef266de-e5e1-68d4-b0dd-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)