# Distance from Recife (REC) to Sparta (SAR)

> 7,650 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,650 km / 4,754 mi / 4,131 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 316° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 120° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 09:09 in Recife, it's 07:09 in Sparta)
- **Elevation difference**: 505 ft (SAR 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

### [Sparta Community-Hunter Field (SAR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sar-sparta-sparta-community-hunter-field/1ef266df-375e-6ce8-b57f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sparta, United States
- ICAO: KSAR
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 38.150000, -89.700000
- Elevation: 538 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 09:09 in Recife, it's 07:09 in Sparta.

## Related

- [Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rec-recife-guararapes-gilberto-freyre-international-airport/1ef266df-9583-64cc-b732-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sparta Community-Hunter Field (SAR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sar-sparta-sparta-community-hunter-field/1ef266df-375e-6ce8-b57f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)