# Distance from Pontianak-Borneo Island (PNK) to Recife (REC)

> 15,955 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,955 km / 9,914 mi / 8,615 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 101° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 12:00 in Pontianak-Borneo Island, it's 02:00 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 23 ft (REC is higher than PNK)

## Airports

### [Supadio Airport (PNK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pnk-pontianak-borneo-island-supadio-airport/1ef266df-fd9e-6728-9e8a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pontianak-Borneo Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WIOO
- Timezone: Asia/Pontianak
- Coordinates: -0.150000, 109.400000
- Elevation: 10 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 12:00 in Pontianak-Borneo Island, it's 02:00 in Recife.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Supadio Airport (PNK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pnk-pontianak-borneo-island-supadio-airport/1ef266df-fd9e-6728-9e8a-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)