# Distance from Recife (REC) to Songkhla Airport (SGZ)

> 15,116 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,116 km / 9,392 mi / 8,162 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 88° (east)
- **Return heading**: 266° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Thailand
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 19:23 in Recife, it's 05:23 in Songkhla Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 21 ft (SGZ 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

### [Songkhla Airport (SGZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sgz-songkhla-airport/1ef266df-f59a-6aa4-955a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Songkhla Airport, Thailand
- ICAO: VTSH
- Timezone: Asia/Bangkok
- Coordinates: 7.190000, 100.610000
- Elevation: 12 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 19:23 in Recife, it's 05:23 in Songkhla Airport.
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)
- [Songkhla Airport (SGZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sgz-songkhla-airport/1ef266df-f59a-6aa4-955a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)