# Distance from Kandahar Airport (KDH) to Recife (REC)

> 11,497 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,497 km / 7,144 mi / 6,208 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 269° (west)
- **Return heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Afghanistan) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -7.5h (When it's 09:55 in Kandahar Airport, it's 02:25 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,304 ft (REC is lower than KDH)

## Airports

### [Kandahar Airport (KDH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kdh-kandahar-airport/1ef266df-78c0-660a-ba76-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kandahar Airport, Afghanistan
- ICAO: OAKN
- Timezone: Asia/Kabul
- Coordinates: 31.510000, 65.850000
- Elevation: 3,337 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 09:55 in Kandahar Airport, it's 02:25 in Recife.
With a 7.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kandahar Airport (KDH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kdh-kandahar-airport/1ef266df-78c0-660a-ba76-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)