# Distance from Recife (REC) to Timbedra (TMD)

> 4,001 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,001 km / 2,486 mi / 2,160 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 229° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Mauritania
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 01:57 in Recife, it's 04:57 in Timbedra)
- **Elevation difference**: 659 ft (TMD 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

### [Timbedra Airport (TMD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tmd-timbedra-timbedra-airport/1ef266de-e931-6b06-bd4a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Timbedra, Mauritania
- ICAO: GQNH
- Timezone: Africa/Nouakchott
- Coordinates: 16.230000, -8.170000
- Elevation: 692 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 01:57 in Recife, it's 04:57 in Timbedra.
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)
- [Timbedra Airport (TMD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tmd-timbedra-timbedra-airport/1ef266de-e931-6b06-bd4a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)