# Distance from Recife (REC) to Tours/Val de Loire (Loire Valley) (TUF)

> 7,105 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,105 km / 4,415 mi / 3,836 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 26° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 220° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → France
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 08:35 in Recife, it's 13:35 in Tours/Val de Loire (Loire Valley))
- **Elevation difference**: 324 ft (TUF 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

### [Tours-Val-de-Loire Airport (TUF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tuf-toursval-de-loire-loire-valley-tours-val-de-loire-airport/1ef266df-4ba6-61ec-9117-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tours/Val de Loire (Loire Valley), France
- ICAO: LFOT
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 47.430000, 0.730000
- Elevation: 357 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 08:35 in Recife, it's 13:35 in Tours/Val de Loire (Loire Valley).
The 5-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)
- [Tours-Val-de-Loire Airport (TUF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tuf-toursval-de-loire-loire-valley-tours-val-de-loire-airport/1ef266df-4ba6-61ec-9117-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)