# Distance from Recife (REC) to Steamboat Springs (SBS)

> 9,104 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,104 km / 5,657 mi / 4,916 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 313° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 108° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 00:47 in Recife, it's 21:47 in Steamboat Springs)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,849 ft (SBS 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

### [Steamboat Springs/Bob Adams Field (SBS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sbs-steamboat-springs-steamboat-springsbob-adams-field/1ef266df-378d-64ee-9b48-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Steamboat Springs, United States
- ICAO: KSBS
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 40.520000, -106.870000
- Elevation: 6,882 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 00:47 in Recife, it's 21:47 in Steamboat Springs.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Steamboat Springs/Bob Adams Field (SBS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sbs-steamboat-springs-steamboat-springsbob-adams-field/1ef266df-378d-64ee-9b48-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)