REC — Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport
- IATA code
- REC
- ICAO code
- SBRF
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 9,843,892
- Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
- Nonstop routes
- 48
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC−3
- America/Recife
- Elevation
- 10 m
- 33 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 3,007 m
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About REC
Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport is a large airport serving Recife, Brazil. It opened in 1958 and is run by Infraero. 9,843,892 passengers used it in Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Open traffic data shows 48 nonstop routes from REC.
Wikidata (CC0) · ANAC (CC BY). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from REC
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| REC → GRU | 2,095 km | 1,925,053 |
| REC → CGH | 2,123 km | 1,418,415 |
| REC → GIG | 1,853 km | 878,624 |
| REC → BSB | 1,653 km | 819,976 |
| REC → VCP | 2,101 km | 774,078 |
| REC → CNF | 1,604 km | 554,225 |
| REC → SSA | 647 km | 487,541 |
| REC → FOR | 625 km | 445,812 |
| REC → FEN | 548 km | 275,234 |
| REC → GYN | 1,816 km | 232,539 |
| REC → LIS | 5,839 km | 230,107 |
| REC → BEL | 1,678 km | 201,826 |
| REC → SLZ | 1,200 km | 186,338 |
| REC → POA | 2,955 km | 141,683 |
| REC → MAO | 2,839 km | 121,963 |
| REC → MAD | 6,271 km | 110,278 |
| REC → THE | 937 km | 97,365 |
| REC → NAT | 265 km | 92,698 |
| REC → VIX | 1,461 km | 90,570 |
| REC → MCZ | 181 km | 82,929 |
| REC → PNZ | 636 km | 77,852 |
| REC → AJU | 394 km | 74,821 |
| REC → OPO | 6,090 km | 70,436 |
| REC → EZE | 3,815 km | 62,988 |
| REC → AEP | 3,787 km | 60,428 |
| REC → UDI | 1,866 km | 47,522 |
| REC → CPV | 143 km | 45,832 |
| REC → SJP | 2,097 km | 44,172 |
| REC → JPA | 108 km | 39,648 |
| REC → RAO | 1,994 km | 37,886 |
| REC → JDO | 490 km | 32,739 |
| REC → MVD | 3,660 km | 23,366 |
| REC → SCL | 4,625 km | 21,724 |
| REC → COR | 3,976 km | 14,182 |
| REC → IGU | 2,835 km | 9,596 |
| REC → MCO | 6,417 km | 8,837 |
| REC → CWB | 2,448 km | 4,660 |
| REC → JTC | 2,170 km | 4,579 |
| REC → PPB | 2,354 km | 1,189 |
| REC → CJZ | 430 km | 526 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, ANAC (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026) for routes in and out of Brazil. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airlines at REC on flights to and from the US
- AD Azul Linhas Aereas Brazileiras S A · 38 flights
Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources
Airports within 150 km
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| JPA | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport | 109 km |
| CAU | Caruaru Airport | 121 km |
| CPV | Presidente João Suassuna Airport | 144 km |
Distance from REC to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,007 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil · -8.1275, -34.9230
Questions
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