# Distance from Rabat (RBA) to Recife (REC)

> 5,551 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,551 km / 3,449 mi / 2,997 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 218° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 31° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Morocco) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 09:30 in Rabat, it's 05:30 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 243 ft (REC is lower than RBA)

## Airports

### [Rabat-Sale Airport (RBA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rba-rabat-rabat-sale-airport/1ef266de-e895-6206-9270-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rabat, Morocco
- ICAO: GMME
- Timezone: Africa/Casablanca
- Coordinates: 34.050000, -6.750000
- Elevation: 276 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 09:30 in Rabat, it's 05:30 in Recife.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Rabat-Sale Airport (RBA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rba-rabat-rabat-sale-airport/1ef266de-e895-6206-9270-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)