Nonstop flight route between Recife, Brazil and Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC), Recife, Brazil and Portsmouth International Airport at Pease (PSM), Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,195 miles (or 6,751 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport and Portsmouth International Airport at Pease, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport and Portsmouth International Airport at Pease. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | REC / SBRF |
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Location: | Recife, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°7'35"S by 34°55'22"W |
Area Served: | Recife |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from REC |
More Information: | REC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PSM / KPSM |
Airport Name: | Portsmouth International Airport at Pease |
Location: | Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°4'41"N by 70°49'23"W |
Area Served: | Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
Operator/Owner: | Pease Development Authority |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 100 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PSM |
More Information: | PSM Maps & Info |
Facts about Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC):
- The airport is located 14 km from downtown Recife, 1 km from Boa Viagem Beach, and 25 km from Suape port.
- The closest airport to Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) is Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) N of REC.
- Because of Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport handled 6,840,276 passengers last year.
- Some of its facilities are shared with the Recife Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.
- In addition to being known as "Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport", another name for REC is "Aeroporto Internacional do Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre".
- Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1979, an agreement with Infraero was made in order to further develop the airport complex.
- The furthest airport from Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) is Guam International Airport (GUM), which is nearly antipodal to Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (meaning Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guam International Airport), and is located 12,066 miles (19,419 kilometers) away in Hagåtña, Guam.
Facts about Portsmouth International Airport at Pease (PSM):
- The airport is located within the Pease International Tradeport, a result of the ongoing redevelopment of the former Pease Air Force Base which was closed under Base Realignment and Closure Commission action in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
- The furthest airport from Portsmouth International Airport at Pease (PSM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,729 miles (18,875 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Portsmouth International Airport at Pease (PSM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Portsmouth International Airport at Pease (PSM) is Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport (SFM), which is located 23 miles (36 kilometers) NNE of PSM.
- Portsmouth International Airport at Pease covers an area of 3,000 acres at an elevation of 100 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Portsmouth International Airport at Pease's relatively low elevation of 100 feet, planes can take off or land at Portsmouth International Airport at Pease at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.