# Distance from Velasquez (PYA) to Recife (REC)

> 4,655 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,655 km / 2,893 mi / 2,514 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 109° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 288° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Brazil
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 20:09 in Velasquez, it's 22:09 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 533 ft (REC is lower than PYA)

## Airports

### [Velasquez Airport (PYA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pya-velasquez-velasquez-airport/1ef266df-b661-6e50-8e8f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Velasquez, Colombia
- ICAO: SKVL
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 5.940000, -74.460000
- Elevation: 566 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 20:09 in Velasquez, it's 22:09 in Recife.

## Related

- [Velasquez Airport (PYA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pya-velasquez-velasquez-airport/1ef266df-b661-6e50-8e8f-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)