REC

Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport

ICAO SBRF8.1275°S 34.9230°W10 m / 33 ftLarge airport
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Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport (IATA: REC, ICAO: SBRF) is a large airport in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. It opened in 1958. It has one runway, 3,007 m (9,865 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Infraero. In 2022 it handled 8.6 million passengers.

Timeline

2 events · 1958–2011
1958
OpenedRecife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport opens.
13 JUL 2011
DisasterNoar Linhas Aéreas Flight 4896.16 killed
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
18/36162° / 342°
LENGTH3,007 m9,865 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2011–2022
6.3M
6.6M
6.8M
7.0M
7.0M
6.8M
7.7M
8.4M
8.8M
4.8M
7.5M
8.6M
111213141516171819202122

Routes

28 destinations · 9 countries
2,500 km5,000 km7,500 km2,500 mi5,000 miCAU · Caruaru Airport · 121 km / 75 miQGP · Garanhuns Airport · 188 km / 117 miJPO · Aeroporto Brigadeiro Firmino Ayres · 284 km / 176 miCJZ · Pedro Vieira Moreira Airport · 430 km / 267 miFEN · Fernando de Noronha Airport · 550 km / 342 miJAW · Araripina Airport · 621 km / 386 miFOR · Pinto Martins International Airport · 627 km / 390 miPNZ · Senador Nilo Coelho Airport · 636 km / 395 miSSA · Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport · 649 km / 403 miBSB · Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport · 1,654 km / 1,028 miGIG · Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · 1,859 km / 1,155 miGRU · São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · 2,100 km / 1,305 miCGH · Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport · 2,129 km / 1,323 miRAI · Nelson Mandela International Airport · 2,858 km / 1,776 miSID · Amílcar Cabral International Airport · 3,063 km / 1,903 miAEP · Aeroparque Jorge Newbery · 3,794 km / 2,357 miEZE · Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini · 3,822 km / 2,375 miCOR · Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport · 3,980 km / 2,473 miSCL · Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · 4,627 km / 2,875 miLIS · Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · 5,857 km / 3,639 miMAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · 6,289 km / 3,908 miVIX · Eurico de Aguiar Salles International Airport · 1,467 km / 912 miMVD · Carrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport · 3,668 km / 2,279 miVCP · Viracopos International Airport · 2,106 km / 1,309 miCWB · Curitiba-Afonso Pena International Airport · 2,454 km / 1,525 miMAO · Eduardo Gomes International Airport · 2,837 km / 1,763 miMIA · Miami International Airport · 6,185 km / 3,843 miFRA · Frankfurt Main Airport · 7,708 km / 4,790 miFRAMADMIASCLEZESIDMAOCWBBSBVIXSSAPNZFORFENLISCORRAICGHGIGJAWJPOQGPMVDVCPCJZCAUREC
Year-round21
CAUCaruaru AirportBrazil · Azul Conecta121 km75 miQGPGaranhuns AirportBrazil · Azul Conecta188 km117 miJPOAeroporto Brigadeiro Firmino AyresBrazil · Azul Conecta284 km176 miCJZPedro Vieira Moreira AirportBrazil · Azul Conecta430 km267 miFENFernando de Noronha AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos550 km342 miJAWAraripina AirportBrazil · Azul Conecta621 km386 miFORPinto Martins International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil627 km390 miPNZSenador Nilo Coelho AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil636 km395 miSSADeputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos649 km403 miBSBPresidente Juscelino Kubitschek International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos1,654 km1,028 miGIGRio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos1,859 km1,155 miGRUSão Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos2,100 km1,305 miCGHCongonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos2,129 km1,323 miRAINelson Mandela International AirportCape Verde · Cabo Verde Airlines2,858 km1,776 miSIDAmílcar Cabral International AirportCape Verde · Cabo Verde Airlines3,063 km1,903 miAEPAeroparque Jorge NewberyArgentina · Gol Transportes Aéreos, JetSmart Argentina3,794 km2,357 miEZEEzeiza International Airport - Ministro PistariniArgentina · JetSmart Argentina3,822 km2,375 miCORIngeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International AirportArgentina · Gol Transportes Aéreos3,980 km2,473 miSCLComodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International AirportChile · LATAM Brasil4,627 km2,875 miLISLisbon Humberto Delgado AirportPortugal · TAP Air Portugal5,857 km3,639 miMADAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas AirportSpain · Iberia6,289 km3,908 mi
Most destinationsGol Transportes Aéreos 9LATAM Brasil 8Azul Conecta 5Modern Logistics 3Lufthansa Cargo 3Cabo Verde Airlines 2

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from REC. Dashed: seasonal or charter. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “Recife/Guararapes International Airport” (revision of 26 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers8.6M (2022)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#245of 3,974 · #14 South America · #8 BRLongest runway3,007 m9,865 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=1,155of 29,823 · #50 South America · #8 BRElevation10 m33 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=40,160of 43,341 · =8,496 South America · =5,444 BRAgeOpened 19582026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=4,324of 15,079 · =71 South America · =39 BRRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =181 South America · =31 BR
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

5 channels
APPRECIFE APP119.100
ATISATIS127.650
GNDGND121.850
OPSRECIFE OPS122.500
TWRRECIFE TWR122.800