SBRF · REC

Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport

Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport (SBRF / REC) is a large airport with scheduled airline service serving Recife, Pernambuco. The field lies at 33 ft (10 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 9,865 ft (3,007 m), asphalt. Its nearest neighbour is Itapessoca Airport (SIPE), 29 nm N.

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Location

Elevation
33 ft (10 m)
Coordinates
-8.1275, -34.9230
Serving
Recife
Region
Pernambuco
Time zone
America/Recife

Runways1 · longest 9,865 ft

Length and width to scale · north up

Orientation and relative length from the designator: runway 18 points 180° magnetic. No published thresholds here, so strips sit about the field centre. Not a chart to navigate by.

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
18/369,865 ft3,007 m148 ftAsphalt

Nearby airfields

Nearest paved 3,000 ft
SIPEItapessoca Airport · 29 nm N

Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.