# Distance from Lome (LFW) to Recife (REC)

> 4,314 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,314 km / 2,681 mi / 2,330 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 249° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 69° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Togo) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 16:05 in Lome, it's 13:05 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 39 ft (REC is lower than LFW)

## Airports

### [Lome-Tokoin Airport (LFW)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lfw-lome-lome-tokoin-airport/1ef266de-b8b7-6fe8-aa75-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lome, Togo
- ICAO: DXXX
- Timezone: Africa/Lome
- Coordinates: 6.170000, 1.250000
- Elevation: 72 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 16:05 in Lome, it's 13:05 in Recife.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Lome-Tokoin Airport (LFW)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lfw-lome-lome-tokoin-airport/1ef266de-b8b7-6fe8-aa75-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)