# Distance from Palangkaraya-Kalimantan Tengah (PKY) to Recife (REC)

> 16,375 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,375 km / 10,175 mi / 8,842 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 251° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 107° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 22:35 in Palangkaraya-Kalimantan Tengah, it's 12:35 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 49 ft (REC is lower than PKY)

## Airports

### [Tjilik Riwut Airport (PKY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pky-palangkaraya-kalimantan-tengah-tjilik-riwut-airport/1ef266df-fa23-62f6-b781-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Palangkaraya-Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAOP
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: -2.230000, 113.940000
- Elevation: 82 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 22:35 in Palangkaraya-Kalimantan Tengah, it's 12:35 in Recife.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Tjilik Riwut Airport (PKY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pky-palangkaraya-kalimantan-tengah-tjilik-riwut-airport/1ef266df-fa23-62f6-b781-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)