# Distance from Uummannaq (JQA) to Recife (REC)

> 8,870 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,870 km / 5,512 mi / 4,789 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 162° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 354° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Greenland) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 09:30 in Uummannaq, it's 07:30 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 256 ft (REC is lower than JQA)

## Airports

### [Qaarsut Airport (JQA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/jqa-uummannaq-qaarsut-airport/1ef266de-9d4c-6f74-b74e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Uummannaq, Greenland
- ICAO: BGUQ
- Timezone: America/Nuuk
- Coordinates: 70.730000, -52.700000
- Elevation: 289 ft

### [Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC)](https://flightduration.online/airport/rec-recife-guararapes-gilberto-freyre-international-airport/1ef266df-9583-64cc-b732-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Recife, Brazil
- ICAO: SBRF
- Timezone: America/Recife
- Coordinates: -8.130000, -34.920000
- Elevation: 33 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 09:30 in Uummannaq, it's 07:30 in Recife.

## Related

- [Qaarsut Airport (JQA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/jqa-uummannaq-qaarsut-airport/1ef266de-9d4c-6f74-b74e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC)](https://flightduration.online/airport/rec-recife-guararapes-gilberto-freyre-international-airport/1ef266df-9583-64cc-b732-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)