Brazil flag Recife Airport (REC)

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

Destinations
40
Flights / day
92
Busiest route
São Paulo
Top airline
Azul

Recife Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre Airport averages 92 flights per day to 40 destinations, with 31 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: July 18, 2026

Route Network

Recife Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre Airport connects 40 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
16
per day
Brazil flag Rio de Janeiro (GIG) – Brazil 2 airlines
3 hr 35 mins
1,155 mi · 1,859 km
8
per day
Brazil flag Salvador (SSA) – Brazil 2 airlines
2 hr 0 mins
403 mi · 649 km
8
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 Fortaleza (FOR) – Brazil 3 airlines
2 hr 0 mins
390 mi · 627 km
6
per day
Brazil flag Belo Horizonte (CNF) – Brazil 1 airline
3 hr 15 mins
999 mi · 1,608 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
Portugal flag Lisbon (LIS) – Portugal 1 airline
7 hr 55 mins
3,640 mi · 5,857 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
Brazil flag Campina Grande (CPV) – Brazil 1 airline
REC → CPV
2
per day
Brazil flag Aracaju (AJU) – Brazil 2 airlines
1 hr 40 mins
246 mi · 395 km
1
per day
Brazil flag João Pessoa (JPA) – Brazil 2 airlines
1 hr 10 mins
68 mi · 109 km
1
per day
Spain flag Madrid (MAD) – Spain 2 airlines
8 hr 25 mins
3,908 mi · 6,289 km
1
per day
Argentina flag Buenos Aires (AEP) – Argentina 2 airlines
5 hr 50 mins
2,357 mi · 3,794 km
1
per day
Brazil flag Goiânia (GYN) – Brazil 1 airline
3 hr 35 mins
1,129 mi · 1,817 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 Manaus (MAO) – Brazil 1 airline
4 hr 50 mins
1,763 mi · 2,836 km
1
per day
Brazil flag Vitória (VIX) – Brazil 1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
912 mi · 1,467 km
5
per week
Brazil flag Ribeirão Preto (RAO) – Brazil 1 airline
3 hr 45 mins
1,242 mi · 1,999 km
4
per week
3 hr 55 mins
1,305 mi · 2,100 km
4
per week
Brazil flag Uberlândia (UDI) – Brazil 1 airline
3 hr 40 mins
1,161 mi · 1,869 km
4
per week
Brazil flag Florianópolis (FLN) – Brazil 1 airline
4 hr 25 mins
1,617 mi · 2,603 km
3
per week
Brazil flag Garanhuns (QGP) – Brazil 1 airline
REC → QGP
3
per week
Uruguay flag Montevideo (MVD) – Uruguay 1 airline
5 hr 40 mins
2,279 mi · 3,668 km
3
per week
Chile flag Santiago (SCL) – Chile 1 airline
6 hr 50 mins
2,875 mi · 4,627 km
3
per week
Brazil flag Foz do Iguaçu (IGU) – Brazil 1 airline
4 hr 45 mins
1,764 mi · 2,839 km
2
per week
Portugal flag Porto (OPO) – Portugal 1 airline
8 hr 15 mins
3,796 mi · 6,109 km
2
per week
Brazil flag Bauru (JTC) – Brazil 1 airline
REC → JTC
1
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
Brazil flag Presidente Prudente (PPB) – Brazil 1 airline
REC → PPB
1
per week
Brazil flag São Paulo (CGH) – Brazil 1 airline
3 hr 55 mins
1,323 mi · 2,129 km
1
per week

Route and destination data updated July 18, 2026.

Recife Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre Airport is served by nine airlines, with Azul in the lead at 59% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 81% 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 (32 routes)
Gol (8 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 78% domestic and 22% international. Portugal is the primary international destination.

Brazil - 86/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
on-time
2 min (+84.7%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
6 min early
min (+1.6%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Jul 20

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
15 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
16 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
11 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
14 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
15 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
14 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
12 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
13 min early
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
1 min early
1 min (+43%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
4 min early
1 min (+20.2%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (7 day total)

Jul 19

2026

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 18

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 17

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 16

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 15

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 14

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 13

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
1 min early
1 min (+63.7%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
3 min early
1 min (+16.7%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
38 flights (30 day total)

Jul 19

2026

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 18

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 17

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 16

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 15

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 14

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 13

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
2

Jul 11

2026

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
9 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 10

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
2

Jul 9

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
2

Jul 8

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 4

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 3

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
3

Jul 2

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 1

2026

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 30

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
4

Jun 29

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
2

Jun 28

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
2

Jun 27

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
7 min late
Cancelled
5

Jun 26

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
2

Jun 25

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
4

Jun 24

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
2

Jun 23

2026

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
4

Jun 22

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
4

Jun 21

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jun 20

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#313 (92 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#488 (40 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 92 flights per day to 40 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 31 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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