# Distance from Recife (REC) to Sipora Island (RKO)

> 14,856 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,856 km / 9,231 mi / 8,022 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 101° (east)
- **Return heading**: 257° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 04:37 in Recife, it's 14:37 in Sipora Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 32 ft (RKO 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

### [Rokot Airport (RKO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rko-sipora-island-rokot-airport/1ef266df-fcef-6bb0-bf7c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sipora Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WIBR
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: -2.100000, 99.700000
- Elevation: 1 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 04:37 in Recife, it's 14:37 in Sipora Island.
With a 10-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)
- [Rokot Airport (RKO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rko-sipora-island-rokot-airport/1ef266df-fcef-6bb0-bf7c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)