# Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC / SBRF)

**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.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbrf

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: REC / SBRF
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Infraero
- Serves: Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
- Opened: 1958
- Elevation: 10 m / 33 ft
- Coordinates: -8.1275, -34.9230
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,007 m / 9,865 ft
- Passengers: 8,631,385 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Recife
- Website: http://www.infraero.com.br/index.php/br/aeroportos/pernambuco/aeroporto-internacional-do-recife.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recife/Guararapes_International_Airport (24 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q387704
- Weather station: SBRF · WMO 82899
- Ident: SBRF

## Timeline

- 1958: Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport opens.
- 13 Jul 2011: Noar Linhas Aéreas Flight 4896. 16 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 3,007 m / 9,865 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 162° / 342° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 6,286,836 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 6,621,740 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 6,784,792 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 7,024,516 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 6,998,991 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 6,817,801 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 7,721,419 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 8,422,566 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 8,783,566 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 4,791,086 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 7,492,806 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 8,631,385 | Wikidata |

## Routes

28 destinations in 9 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (21)

- [CAU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/snru.md) Caruaru Airport · Brazil · 121 km / 75 mi · Azul Conecta
- [QGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sngn.md) Garanhuns Airport · Brazil · 188 km / 117 mi · Azul Conecta
- [JPO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/snts.md) Aeroporto Brigadeiro Firmino Ayres · Brazil · 284 km / 176 mi · Azul Conecta
- [CJZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-0263.md) Pedro Vieira Moreira Airport · Brazil · 430 km / 267 mi · Azul Conecta
- [FEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbfn.md) Fernando de Noronha Airport · Brazil · 550 km / 342 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [JAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/snab.md) Araripina Airport · Brazil · 621 km / 386 mi · Azul Conecta
- [FOR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbfz.md) Pinto Martins International Airport · Brazil · 627 km / 390 mi · LATAM Brasil
- [PNZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbpl.md) Senador Nilo Coelho Airport · Brazil · 636 km / 395 mi · LATAM Brasil
- [SSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsv.md) Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport · Brazil · 649 km / 403 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [BSB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbbr.md) Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport · Brazil · 1,654 km / 1,028 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [GIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgl.md) Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Brazil · 1,859 km / 1,155 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 2,100 km / 1,305 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [CGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsp.md) Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport · Brazil · 2,129 km / 1,323 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [RAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gvnp.md) Nelson Mandela International Airport · Cape Verde · 2,858 km / 1,776 mi · Cabo Verde Airlines
- [SID](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gvac.md) Amílcar Cabral International Airport · Cape Verde · 3,063 km / 1,903 mi · Cabo Verde Airlines
- [AEP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sabe.md) Aeroparque Jorge Newbery · Argentina · 3,794 km / 2,357 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos, JetSmart Argentina
- [EZE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/saez.md) Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini · Argentina · 3,822 km / 2,375 mi · JetSmart Argentina
- [COR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/saco.md) Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport · Argentina · 3,980 km / 2,473 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [SCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scel.md) Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · Chile · 4,627 km / 2,875 mi · LATAM Brasil
- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 5,857 km / 3,639 mi · TAP Air Portugal
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 6,289 km / 3,908 mi · Iberia

### Seasonal (5)

- [VIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbvt.md) Eurico de Aguiar Salles International Airport · Brazil · 1,467 km / 912 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [GIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgl.md) Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Brazil · 1,859 km / 1,155 mi · LATAM Brasil
- [MVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sumu.md) Carrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport · Uruguay · 3,668 km / 2,279 mi · JetSmart
- [EZE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/saez.md) Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini · Argentina · 3,822 km / 2,375 mi · LATAM Brasil
- [SCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scel.md) Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · Chile · 4,627 km / 2,875 mi · JetSmart

### Cargo (6)

- [BSB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbbr.md) Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport · Brazil · 1,654 km / 1,028 mi · Modern Logistics
- [VCP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbkp.md) Viracopos International Airport · Brazil · 2,106 km / 1,309 mi · Lufthansa Cargo, Modern Logistics
- [CWB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbct.md) Curitiba-Afonso Pena International Airport · Brazil · 2,454 km / 1,525 mi · Lufthansa Cargo
- [MAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbeg.md) Eduardo Gomes International Airport · Brazil · 2,837 km / 1,763 mi · Modern Logistics
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 6,185 km / 3,843 mi · LATAM Cargo Brasil
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 7,708 km / 4,790 mi · Lufthansa Cargo

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from REC, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (8)

- G3 [Gol Transportes Aéreos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gol-transportes-aereos) · 9
- JJ [LATAM Brasil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-brasil) · 8
- [Azul Conecta](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azul-conecta) · 5
- VR [Cabo Verde Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cabo-verde-airlines) · 2
- JA [JetSmart](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetsmart) · 2 · seasonal
- WJ [JetSmart Argentina](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetsmart-argentina) · 2
- IB [Iberia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iberia) · 1
- TP [TAP Air Portugal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tap-air-portugal) · 1

### Cargo (3)

- LH [Lufthansa Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa-cargo) · 3
- WD [Modern Logistics](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/modern-logistics) · 3
- M3 [LATAM Cargo Brasil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-cargo-brasil) · 1

Former hub of [ATA Brasil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ata-brasil).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 8.6M (2022) | #245 of 3,974 | #14 in South America | #8 in BR |
| Longest runway | 3,007 m / 9,865 ft | =1,155 of 29,858 | #50 in South America | #8 in BR |
| Elevation | 10 m / 33 ft | =40,220 of 43,403 | =8,525 in South America | =5,462 in BR |
| Age | Opened 1958 | =4,324 of 15,079 | =71 in South America | =39 in BR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =31 in BR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | RECIFE APP | 119.100 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.650 |
| GND | GND | 121.850 |
| OPS | RECIFE OPS | 122.500 |
| TWR | RECIFE TWR | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [BR-0856](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-0856.md) Coroa do Avião Airport · 32 km / 20 mi
- [SIPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sipe.md) Itapessoca Airport · 53 km / 33 mi
- [BR-1648](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-1648.md) Usina União Industria Private Airport · 55 km / 34 mi
- [SJ3B](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sj3b.md) Fazenda Alto do Cruzeiro Airport · 62 km / 38 mi
- [SIRF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sirf.md) José Múcio Monteiro Airport · 68 km / 42 mi
- [BR-0657](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-0657.md) Destilaria Tabu Airport · 73 km / 45 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Recife/Guararapes International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Recife/Guararapes_International_Airport&oldid=1376908951), revision of 26 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbrf/data