Recife Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre (IATA: REC) operates around 93 flights per day to 35 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 26 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).
Route Network
Recife Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre Airport connects 35 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.
3 hr 50 mins
1,305 mi · 2,101 km
17
per day
3 hr 25 mins
1,028 mi · 1,654 km
10
per day
3 hr 35 mins
1,155 mi · 1,859 km
9
per day
3 hr 55 mins
1,309 mi · 2,106 km
6
per day
2 hr 0 mins
390 mi · 627 km
6
per day
3 hr 15 mins
999 mi · 1,608 km
6
per day
2 hr 0 mins
403 mi · 649 km
6
per day
Fernando De Noronha (FEN)
(Brazil)
– Brazil
Azul · Gol
2 airlines
1 hr 40 mins
341 mi · 550 km
4
per day
3 hr 35 mins
1,129 mi · 1,817 km
2
per day
1 hr 25 mins
166 mi · 267 km
2
per day
3 hr 25 mins
1,043 mi · 1,678 km
2
per day
7 hr 55 mins
3,640 mi · 5,857 km
2
per day
1 hr 20 mins
113 mi · 181 km
2
per day
2 hr 50 mins
746 mi · 1,201 km
2
per day
2 hr 30 mins
582 mi · 937 km
2
per day
1 hr 55 mins
304 mi · 489 km
2
per day
2 hr 5 mins
395 mi · 635 km
1
per day
1 hr 40 mins
246 mi · 395 km
1
per day
5 hr 50 mins
2,357 mi · 3,794 km
1
per day
Campina Grande (CPV)
(Brazil)
– Brazil
Azul
1 airline
—
REC → CPV
1
per day
4 hr 55 mins
1,841 mi · 2,963 km
1
per day
1 hr 10 mins
68 mi · 109 km
1
per day
8 hr 25 mins
3,908 mi · 6,289 km
1
per day
4 hr 50 mins
1,763 mi · 2,836 km
1
per day
3 hr 5 mins
912 mi · 1,467 km
1
per day
3 hr 40 mins
1,161 mi · 1,869 km
4
per week
5 hr 40 mins
2,279 mi · 3,668 km
3
per week
Mossoró (MVF)
(Brazil)
– Brazil
Azul
1 airline
—
REC → MVF
3
per week
3 hr 45 mins
1,242 mi · 1,999 km
3
per week
3 hr 55 mins
1,305 mi · 2,100 km
3
per week
8 hr 15 mins
3,796 mi · 6,109 km
2
per week
5 hr 55 mins
2,375 mi · 3,822 km
1
per week
6 hr 5 mins
2,473 mi · 3,981 km
1
per week
4 hr 30 mins
1,775 mi · 2,856 km
1
per week
6 hr 50 mins
2,875 mi · 4,627 km
1
per week
Route and destination data updated October 19, 2026.
Recife Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre Airport is served by nine airlines, with Azul in the lead at 58% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 84% of routes. five carriers operate only one route each. A total of seven 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
(29 routes)
Gol
(7 routes)
LATAM Brasil
(6 routes)
LATAM
(3 routes)
TAP Air Portugal
(1 routes)
ACN
(1 routes)
JetSMART
(1 routes)
Iberia
(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 74% domestic and 26% international. Portugal is the primary international destination.
Brazil
- 87/day
Portugal
- 2/day
Argentina
- 2/day
Spain
- 1/day
Uruguay
- 0/day
Cabo Verde
- 0/day
Chile
- 0/day
Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
- Departures
- 2 min late
- min (-15.7%) vs last 24 hours
- 24h trend
- Arrivals
- 1 min early
- 4 min (-121.9%) vs last 24 hours
- 24h trend
- Cancelled Departures
- 0 flights (24 hour total)
Oct 20
2026
07:00 - 08:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 20
2026
06:00 - 07:00
- Departure
- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Arrival
- 9 min early9 min early9 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 20
2026
05:00 - 06:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 9 min early9 min early9 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 20
2026
04:00 - 05:00
- Departure
- ———
- Arrival
- 8 min early8 min early8 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 20
2026
03:00 - 04:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 15 min early15 min early15 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 20
2026
02:00 - 03:00
- Departure
- 5 min late5 min late5 minutes late
- Arrival
- 6 min late6 min late6 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 20
2026
01:00 - 02:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 6 min late6 min late6 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 20
2026
00:00 - 01:00
- Departure
- 10 min late10 min late10 minutes late
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- 5 min late5 min late5 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
23:00 - 00:00
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- 12 min late12 min late12 minutes late
- Arrival
- 5 min late5 min late5 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
22:00 - 23:00
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- 12 min late12 min late12 minutes late
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- 17 min late17 min late17 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
21:00 - 22:00
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- 7 min late7 min late7 minutes late
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- 18 min late18 min late18 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
20:00 - 21:00
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- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
19:00 - 20:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 8 min early8 min early8 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
18:00 - 19:00
- Departure
- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Arrival
- 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
17:00 - 18:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 6 min early6 min early6 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
15:00 - 16:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
14:00 - 15:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
13:00 - 14:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
12:00 - 13:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
11:00 - 12:00
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- 7 min early7 min early7 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
10:00 - 11:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
09:00 - 10:00
- Departure
- 8 min early8 min early8 minutes early
- Arrival
- ———
- Cancelled
- 0
| Time | Departure | Arrival | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|
|
07:00 - 08:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | on-timeon-timeon-time | 0 |
|
06:00 - 07:00 |
2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 9 min early9 min early9 minutes early | 0 |
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05:00 - 06:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 9 min early9 min early9 minutes early | 0 |
|
04:00 - 05:00 |
——— | 8 min early8 min early8 minutes early | 0 |
|
03:00 - 04:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 15 min early15 min early15 minutes early | 0 |
|
02:00 - 03:00 |
5 min late5 min late5 minutes late | 6 min late6 min late6 minutes late | 0 |
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01:00 - 02:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 6 min late6 min late6 minutes late | 0 |
|
00:00 - 01:00 |
10 min late10 min late10 minutes late | 5 min late5 min late5 minutes late | 0 |
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23:00 - 00:00 |
12 min late12 min late12 minutes late | 5 min late5 min late5 minutes late | 0 |
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22:00 - 23:00 |
12 min late12 min late12 minutes late | 17 min late17 min late17 minutes late | 0 |
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21:00 - 22:00 |
7 min late7 min late7 minutes late | 18 min late18 min late18 minutes late | 0 |
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20:00 - 21:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 0 |
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19:00 - 20:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 8 min early8 min early8 minutes early | 0 |
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18:00 - 19:00 |
2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late | 0 |
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17:00 - 18:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 6 min early6 min early6 minutes early | 0 |
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15:00 - 16:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early | 0 |
|
14:00 - 15:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early | 0 |
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13:00 - 14:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early | 0 |
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12:00 - 13:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early | 0 |
|
11:00 - 12:00 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 7 min early7 min early7 minutes early | 0 |
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10:00 - 11:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early | 0 |
|
09:00 - 10:00 |
8 min early8 min early8 minutes early | ——— | 0 |
Delay Performance (7 day average)
- Departures
- 1 min late
- 1 min (+842.1%) vs last week
- 7d trend
- Arrivals
- 2 min late
- 3 min (+535%) vs last week
- 7d trend
- Cancelled Departures
- 9 flights (7 day total)
Oct 19
2026
- Departure
- 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late
- Arrival
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 18
2026
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 17
2026
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 4
Oct 16
2026
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- 4 min late4 min late4 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 15
2026
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 14
2026
- Departure
- 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late
- Arrival
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2
Oct 13
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 3
| Date | Departure | Arrival | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Oct 19, 2026 |
3 min late3 min late3 minutes late | 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 0 |
|
Oct 18, 2026 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 0 |
|
Oct 17, 2026 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late | 4 |
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Oct 16, 2026 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 4 min late4 min late4 minutes late | 0 |
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Oct 15, 2026 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 0 |
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Oct 14, 2026 |
3 min late3 min late3 minutes late | 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 2 |
|
Oct 13, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 3 |
Delay Performance (30 day average)
- Departures
- 1 min late
- 1 min (+529.6%) vs last 30 days
- 30d trend
- Arrivals
- 1 min late
- 3 min (+143.3%) vs last 30 days
- 30d trend
- Cancelled Departures
- 45 flights (30 day total)
Oct 19
2026
- Departure
- 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late
- Arrival
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 18
2026
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 17
2026
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 4
Oct 16
2026
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- 4 min late4 min late4 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 15
2026
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 14
2026
- Departure
- 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late
- Arrival
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2
Oct 13
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 3
Oct 12
2026
- Departure
- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Arrival
- 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 3
Oct 11
2026
- Departure
- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Arrival
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 1
Oct 10
2026
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- 5 min late5 min late5 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2
Oct 9
2026
- Departure
- 24 min late24 min late24 minutes late
- Arrival
- 10 min late10 min late10 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 8
2026
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 7
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 6
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 5
2026
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 4
2026
- Departure
- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Arrival
- 6 min early6 min early6 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 2
Oct 3
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 2
2026
- Departure
- 4 min late4 min late4 minutes late
- Arrival
- 4 min late4 min late4 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 1
2026
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 30
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 4 min late4 min late4 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 29
2026
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 28
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 2
Sep 27
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 3
Sep 26
2026
- Departure
- 7 min late7 min late7 minutes late
- Arrival
- 13 min late13 min late13 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 4
Sep 25
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 1
Sep 24
2026
- Departure
- 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late
- Arrival
- 4 min late4 min late4 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 23
2026
- Departure
- 4 min late4 min late4 minutes late
- Arrival
- 4 min late4 min late4 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 12
Sep 22
2026
- Departure
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Arrival
- 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 4
Sep 21
2026
- Departure
- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Arrival
- 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 2
Sep 20
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 7 min early7 min early7 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
| Date | Departure | Arrival | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Oct 19, 2026 |
3 min late3 min late3 minutes late | 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 0 |
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Oct 18, 2026 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 0 |
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Oct 17, 2026 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late | 4 |
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Oct 16, 2026 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 4 min late4 min late4 minutes late | 0 |
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Oct 15, 2026 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 0 |
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Oct 14, 2026 |
3 min late3 min late3 minutes late | 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 2 |
|
Oct 13, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 3 |
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Oct 12, 2026 |
1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early | 3 |
|
Oct 11, 2026 |
1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | on-timeon-timeon-time | 1 |
|
Oct 10, 2026 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 5 min late5 min late5 minutes late | 2 |
|
Oct 9, 2026 |
24 min late24 min late24 minutes late | 10 min late10 min late10 minutes late | 0 |
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Oct 8, 2026 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early | 0 |
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Oct 7, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early | 0 |
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Oct 6, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 0 |
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Oct 5, 2026 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 0 |
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Oct 4, 2026 |
2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 6 min early6 min early6 minutes early | 2 |
|
Oct 3, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 0 |
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Oct 2, 2026 |
4 min late4 min late4 minutes late | 4 min late4 min late4 minutes late | 0 |
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Oct 1, 2026 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 0 |
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Sep 30, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 4 min late4 min late4 minutes late | 0 |
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Sep 29, 2026 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early | 0 |
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Sep 28, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early | 2 |
|
Sep 27, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | on-timeon-timeon-time | 3 |
|
Sep 26, 2026 |
7 min late7 min late7 minutes late | 13 min late13 min late13 minutes late | 4 |
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Sep 25, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 1 |
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Sep 24, 2026 |
3 min late3 min late3 minutes late | 4 min late4 min late4 minutes late | 0 |
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Sep 23, 2026 |
4 min late4 min late4 minutes late | 4 min late4 min late4 minutes late | 12 |
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Sep 22, 2026 |
2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late | 4 |
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Sep 21, 2026 |
2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early | 2 |
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Sep 20, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 7 min early7 min early7 minutes early | 0 |
Global Rankings
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11,234 ft 3,424 m 11,234 ft · 3,424 m | 148 ft 45 m 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt | |
| 11,234 ft 3,424 m 11,234 ft · 3,424 m | 148 ft 45 m 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt |
Runway Length
2 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 11,250 ft · 3,429 m | 7,218 ft 2,200 m 7,218 ft · 2,200 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 | 11,499 ft 3,505 m 11,499 ft · 3,505 m | 5,909 ft 1,801 m 5,909 ft · 1,801 m |