# Distance from Recife (REC) to Yengema (WYE)

> 3,234 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,234 km / 2,010 mi / 1,746 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 55° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 235° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Sierra Leone
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 11:30 in Recife, it's 14:30 in Yengema)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,267 ft (WYE 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

### [Yengema Airport (WYE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wye-yengema-yengema-airport/1ef266de-e7fe-6e82-81b0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yengema, Sierra Leone
- ICAO: GFYE
- Timezone: Africa/Freetown
- Coordinates: 8.610000, -11.050000
- Elevation: 1,300 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 11:30 in Recife, it's 14:30 in Yengema.
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)
- [Yengema Airport (WYE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wye-yengema-yengema-airport/1ef266de-e7fe-6e82-81b0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)