# Distance from Recife (REC) to Tanjung Pandan-Belitung Island (TJQ)

> 15,702 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,702 km / 9,757 mi / 8,478 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 105° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 11:22 in Recife, it's 21:22 in Tanjung Pandan-Belitung Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 131 ft (TJQ 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

### [Buluh Tumbang (H A S Hanandjoeddin) Airport (TJQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tjq-tanjung-pandan-belitung-island-buluh-tumbang-h-a-s-hanandjoeddin-airport/1ef266df-fd86-6e7a-b084-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tanjung Pandan-Belitung Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WIOD
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: -2.750000, 107.750000
- Elevation: 164 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 11:22 in Recife, it's 21:22 in Tanjung Pandan-Belitung Island.
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)
- [Buluh Tumbang (H A S Hanandjoeddin) Airport (TJQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tjq-tanjung-pandan-belitung-island-buluh-tumbang-h-a-s-hanandjoeddin-airport/1ef266df-fd86-6e7a-b084-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)