# Distance from Recife (REC) to Satar Tacik-Flores Island (RTG)

> 16,715 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,715 km / 10,386 mi / 9,025 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 124° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 236° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +11h (When it's 21:13 in Recife, it's 08:13 in Satar Tacik-Flores Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,477 ft (RTG is higher 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

### [Satar Tacik Airport (RTG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rtg-satar-tacik-flores-island-satar-tacik-airport/1ef266df-fad9-6b1e-88bf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Satar Tacik-Flores Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WATG
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -8.600000, 120.480000
- Elevation: 3,510 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 21:13 in Recife, it's 08:13 in Satar Tacik-Flores Island.
With a 11-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)
- [Satar Tacik Airport (RTG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rtg-satar-tacik-flores-island-satar-tacik-airport/1ef266df-fad9-6b1e-88bf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)