# Distance from Piura (PIU) to Recife (REC)

> 5,055 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,055 km / 3,141 mi / 2,730 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 96° (east)
- **Return heading**: 271° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Peru) → Brazil
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 07:48 in Piura, it's 09:48 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 87 ft (REC is lower than PIU)

## Airports

### [Capitan FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/piu-piura-capitan-fap-guillermo-concha-iberico-international-airport/1ef266df-c574-6d84-a0a1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Piura, Peru
- ICAO: SPUR
- Timezone: America/Lima
- Coordinates: -5.210000, -80.620000
- Elevation: 120 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 07:48 in Piura, it's 09:48 in Recife.

## Related

- [Capitan FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/piu-piura-capitan-fap-guillermo-concha-iberico-international-airport/1ef266df-c574-6d84-a0a1-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)