# Distance from Recife (REC) to Uturoa (RFP)

> 12,512 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,512 km / 7,775 mi / 6,756 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 248° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 107° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 14:20 in Recife, it's 07:20 in Uturoa)
- **Elevation difference**: 30 ft (RFP is lower than REC)

## Airports

### [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

### [Raiatea Airport (RFP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rfp-uturoa-raiatea-airport/1ef266df-73e3-68b2-8840-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Uturoa, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTTR
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -16.720000, -151.470000
- Elevation: 3 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 14:20 in Recife, it's 07:20 in Uturoa.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rec-recife-guararapes-gilberto-freyre-international-airport/1ef266df-9583-64cc-b732-06bb2780ed98)
- [Raiatea Airport (RFP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rfp-uturoa-raiatea-airport/1ef266df-73e3-68b2-8840-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)