# Distance from Lynchburg (LYH) to Recife (REC)

> 6,834 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,834 km / 4,246 mi / 3,690 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 128° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 321° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 02:19 in Lynchburg, it's 03:19 in Recife)
- **Elevation difference**: 905 ft (REC is lower than LYH)

## Airports

### [Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field (LYH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lyh-lynchburg-lynchburg-regionalpreston-glenn-field/1ef266df-28bc-6d84-bc21-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lynchburg, United States
- ICAO: KLYH
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 37.330000, -79.200000
- Elevation: 938 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 02:19 in Lynchburg, it's 03:19 in Recife.

## Related

- [Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field (LYH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lyh-lynchburg-lynchburg-regionalpreston-glenn-field/1ef266df-28bc-6d84-bc21-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)