Brazil flag Recife Airport (REC)

Country Brazil | South America | Regional Hub | IATA: REC | ICAO: SBRF | Elevation 33 ft · 10 m | Local time

Destinations
36
Flights / day
88
Busiest route
São Paulo
Top airline
Azul

Recife Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre Airport averages 88 flights per day to 36 destinations, with 27 domestic routes and nine international routes. A total of nine airlines operate at REC, led by Azul. This airport provides direct service to seven countries across two continents, with Portugal representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Recife Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre connects to Madrid, with a typical flight time of 8 hr 25 mins. Updated: September 2, 2026

Route Network

Recife Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre Airport connects 36 destinations worldwide, with São Paulo standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Madrid, and the shortest flight is to João Pessoa.

Brazil flag São Paulo (GRU) – Brazil 3 airlines
3 hr 50 mins
1,305 mi · 2,101 km
17
per day
Brazil flag Brasília (BSB) – Brazil 4 airlines
3 hr 25 mins
1,028 mi · 1,654 km
7
per day
Brazil flag Campinas (VCP) – Brazil 1 airline
3 hr 55 mins
1,309 mi · 2,106 km
7
per day
Brazil flag Salvador (SSA) – Brazil 2 airlines
2 hr 0 mins
403 mi · 649 km
7
per day
Brazil flag Belo Horizonte (CNF) – Brazil 1 airline
3 hr 15 mins
999 mi · 1,608 km
6
per day
Brazil flag Rio de Janeiro (GIG) – Brazil 2 airlines
3 hr 35 mins
1,155 mi · 1,859 km
6
per day
Brazil flag Fortaleza (FOR) – Brazil 3 airlines
2 hr 0 mins
390 mi · 627 km
6
per day
Brazil flag Fernando De Noronha (FEN) – Brazil 2 airlines
1 hr 40 mins
341 mi · 550 km
4
per day
Brazil flag Belém (BEL) – Brazil 1 airline
3 hr 25 mins
1,043 mi · 1,678 km
2
per day
Brazil flag Maceió (MCZ) – Brazil 1 airline
1 hr 20 mins
113 mi · 181 km
2
per day
Brazil flag Natal (NAT) – Brazil 1 airline
1 hr 25 mins
166 mi · 267 km
2
per day
Brazil flag São Luís (SLZ) – Brazil 1 airline
2 hr 50 mins
746 mi · 1,201 km
2
per day
Brazil flag Juazeiro do Norte (JDO) – Brazil 1 airline
1 hr 55 mins
304 mi · 489 km
2
per day
Portugal flag Lisbon (LIS) – Portugal 1 airline
7 hr 55 mins
3,640 mi · 5,857 km
2
per day
Brazil flag Aracaju (AJU) – Brazil 2 airlines
1 hr 40 mins
246 mi · 395 km
1
per day
Brazil flag Campina Grande (CPV) – Brazil 1 airline
REC → CPV
1
per day
Brazil flag Goiânia (GYN) – Brazil 1 airline
3 hr 35 mins
1,129 mi · 1,817 km
1
per day
Spain flag Madrid (MAD) – Spain 2 airlines
8 hr 25 mins
3,908 mi · 6,289 km
1
per day
Brazil flag Manaus (MAO) – Brazil 1 airline
4 hr 50 mins
1,763 mi · 2,836 km
1
per day
Brazil flag Petrolina (PNZ) – Brazil 1 airline
2 hr 5 mins
395 mi · 635 km
1
per day
Brazil flag Porto Alegre (POA) – Brazil 1 airline
4 hr 55 mins
1,841 mi · 2,963 km
1
per day
Brazil flag Teresina (THE) – Brazil 1 airline
2 hr 30 mins
582 mi · 937 km
1
per day
Brazil flag Vitória (VIX) – Brazil 1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
912 mi · 1,467 km
1
per day
Brazil flag João Pessoa (JPA) – Brazil 1 airline
1 hr 10 mins
68 mi · 109 km
1
per day
Argentina flag Buenos Aires (AEP) – Argentina 2 airlines
5 hr 50 mins
2,357 mi · 3,794 km
5
per week
Brazil flag Uberlândia (UDI) – Brazil 1 airline
3 hr 40 mins
1,161 mi · 1,869 km
4
per week
Uruguay flag Montevideo (MVD) – Uruguay 1 airline
5 hr 40 mins
2,279 mi · 3,668 km
3
per week
Brazil flag Ribeirão Preto (RAO) – Brazil 1 airline
3 hr 45 mins
1,242 mi · 1,999 km
3
per week
Chile flag Santiago (SCL) – Chile 1 airline
6 hr 50 mins
2,875 mi · 4,627 km
3
per week
3 hr 55 mins
1,305 mi · 2,100 km
3
per week
Brazil flag São Paulo (CGH) – Brazil 1 airline
3 hr 55 mins
1,323 mi · 2,129 km
3
per week
Brazil flag Garanhuns (QGP) – Brazil 1 airline
REC → QGP
2
per week
Portugal flag Porto (OPO) – Portugal 1 airline
8 hr 15 mins
3,796 mi · 6,109 km
2
per week
Argentina flag Buenos Aires (EZE) – Argentina 1 airline
5 hr 55 mins
2,375 mi · 3,822 km
1
per week
Argentina flag Córdoba (COR) – Argentina 1 airline
6 hr 5 mins
2,473 mi · 3,981 km
1
per week
Cabo Verde flag Praia (RAI) – Cabo Verde 1 airline
REC → RAI
1
per week

Route and destination data updated September 2, 2026.

Recife Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre Airport is served by nine airlines, with Azul in the lead at 57% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 80% of routes. four carriers operate only one route each. A total of eight airlines operate international routes, compared with five airlines serving domestic routes. Azul is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Madrid with a flight time of 8 hrs 25 mins.

Azul (28 routes)
Gol (7 routes)
LATAM Brasil (4 routes)
LATAM (4 routes)
ACN (2 routes)
TAP Air Portugal (1 routes)
Iberia (1 routes)
JetSMART (1 routes)
TACV Cabo Verde Airlines (1 routes)

Recife Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre Airport provides direct service to seven countries across two continents. The route network is 75% domestic and 25% international. Portugal is the primary international destination.

Brazil - 83/day
Portugal - 2/day
Spain - 1/day
Argentina - 1/day
Uruguay - 0/day
Chile - 0/day
Cabo Verde - 0/day

Delays

Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
1 min late
2 min (+336%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
5 min late
5 min (+1,183%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
5 flights (24 hour total)

Sep 5

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
15 min late
Cancelled
1

Sep 5

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
12 min late
Cancelled
1

Sep 4

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
10 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
25 min late
Arrival
10 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
18 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
7 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
2

Sep 4

2026

17:00 - 18:00

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
9 min late
Cancelled
1

Sep 4

2026

16:00 - 17:00

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
18 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
5 min early
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
9 min early
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
9 min early
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
5 min early
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
4 min early
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
6 min early
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
1 min late
3 min (+126.7%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
2 min early
4 min (+71%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
10 flights (7 day total)

Sep 4

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
3

Sep 3

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
2

Sep 2

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
3

Sep 1

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
2

Aug 31

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 30

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 29

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
1 min early
1 min (+40.1%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
3 min early
1 min (+20%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
38 flights (30 day total)

Sep 4

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
3

Sep 3

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
2

Sep 2

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
3

Sep 1

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
2

Aug 31

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 30

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 29

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 28

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
6

Aug 27

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 26

2026

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 25

2026

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 24

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 23

2026

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
12 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 22

2026

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 21

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
2

Aug 20

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
2

Aug 19

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 18

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 17

2026

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 16

2026

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 15

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
2

Aug 14

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 13

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Aug 12

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
2

Aug 11

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 10

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
2

Aug 9

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 8

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
2

Aug 7

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
4

Aug 6

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
6

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#320 (88 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#517 (36 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
11,234 ft 3,424 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt
11,234 ft 3,424 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt

Runway Length

3 aircraft cannot operate at Recife Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 11,234 ft (3,424 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Recife Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre (IATA: REC) operates around 88 flights per day to 36 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 27 domestic and 9 international routes, with Azul as the leading carrier and São Paulo currently the busiest connection. From REC, passengers can reach 7 countries across 2 continents, and the longest runway measures 3,424 m (11,234 ft).

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