# Distance from Recife (REC) to Detroit (YIP)

> 7,454 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,454 km / 4,632 mi / 4,025 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 323° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 126° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 11:37 in Recife, it's 10:37 in Detroit)
- **Elevation difference**: 683 ft (YIP 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

### [Willow Run Airport (YIP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yip-detroit-willow-run-airport/1ef266df-418b-6590-9282-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Detroit, United States
- ICAO: KYIP
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 42.200000, -83.500000
- Elevation: 716 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 11:37 in Recife, it's 10:37 in Detroit.

## Related

- [Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rec-recife-guararapes-gilberto-freyre-international-airport/1ef266df-9583-64cc-b732-06bb2780ed98)
- [Willow Run Airport (YIP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yip-detroit-willow-run-airport/1ef266df-418b-6590-9282-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)