# Distance from Recife (REC) to Tumbes (TBP)

> 5,052 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,052 km / 3,139 mi / 2,728 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 273° (west)
- **Return heading**: 98° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Peru
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 00:34 in Recife, it's 22:34 in Tumbes)
- **Elevation difference**: 82 ft (TBP 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

### [Capitan FAP Pedro Canga Rodriguez Airport (TBP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tbp-tumbes-capitan-fap-pedro-canga-rodriguez-airport/1ef266df-c478-6f7a-89a9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tumbes, Peru
- ICAO: SPME
- Timezone: America/Lima
- Coordinates: -3.550000, -80.380000
- Elevation: 115 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 00:34 in Recife, it's 22:34 in Tumbes.

## Related

- [Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rec-recife-guararapes-gilberto-freyre-international-airport/1ef266df-9583-64cc-b732-06bb2780ed98)
- [Capitan FAP Pedro Canga Rodriguez Airport (TBP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tbp-tumbes-capitan-fap-pedro-canga-rodriguez-airport/1ef266df-c478-6f7a-89a9-06bb2780ed98)
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