# Distance from Recife (REC) to Tuticorin Southwest Airport (TCR)

> 12,650 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,650 km / 7,860 mi / 6,831 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 84° (east)
- **Return heading**: 265° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → India
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8.5h (When it's 03:49 in Recife, it's 12:19 in Tuticorin Southwest Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 52 ft (TCR is higher than REC)

## Airports

### [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

### [Tuticorin Southwest Airport (TCR)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tcr-tuticorin-southwest-airport/1ef266df-f40d-6e20-be53-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tuticorin Southwest Airport, India
- ICAO: VOTK
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 8.720000, 78.030000
- Elevation: 85 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 03:49 in Recife, it's 12:19 in Tuticorin Southwest Airport.
With a 8.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC)](https://flightduration.online/airport/rec-recife-guararapes-gilberto-freyre-international-airport/1ef266df-9583-64cc-b732-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tuticorin Southwest Airport (TCR)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tcr-tuticorin-southwest-airport/1ef266df-f40d-6e20-be53-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)