# Distance from Proserpine (PPP) to Recife (REC)

> 16,809 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,809 km / 10,445 mi / 9,076 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 173° (south)
- **Return heading**: 187° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 07:23 in Proserpine, it's 18:23 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 49 ft (REC is lower than PPP)

## Airports

### [Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppp-proserpine-proserpine-whitsunday-coast-airport/1ef266e0-06d3-696a-ae09-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Proserpine, Australia
- ICAO: YBPN
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -20.500000, 148.550000
- 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 07:23 in Proserpine, it's 18:23 in Recife.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppp-proserpine-proserpine-whitsunday-coast-airport/1ef266e0-06d3-696a-ae09-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)