Nonstop flight route between Recife, Brazil and Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(8°7'35"S by 34°55'22"W)
Arrival Airport:
(53°30'24"N by 8°34'22"E)
Distance from REC to BRV:
4,956.22 miles (7,976.25 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC), Recife, Brazil and Bremerhaven Airport (BRV), Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,956 miles (or 7,976 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 Bremerhaven Airport, 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 Bremerhaven Airport. 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: | BRV / EDWB |
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| Location: | Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°30'24"N by 8°34'22"E |
| Area Served: | Bremerhaven, Germany |
| Operator/Owner: | Flugplatzbetriebs-gesellschaft Bremerhaven mbH |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BRV |
| More Information: | BRV Maps & Info |
Facts about Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC):
- In 2004 a brand-new passenger terminal was built, including a new shopping mall, thus generating more traffic and revenue.
- In addition to being known as "Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport", another name for REC is "Aeroporto Internacional do Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre".
- The airport is located 14 km from downtown Recife, 1 km from Boa Viagem Beach, and 25 km from Suape port.
- Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport handled 6,840,276 passengers last year.
- In 2012 the airport was ranked 9th in terms of cargo handled in Brazil, placing it amongst the busiest airports in the country.
- 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.
- 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 Bremerhaven Airport (BRV):
- Because of Bremerhaven Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Bremerhaven 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.
- Bremerhaven Airport (BRV) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Bremerhaven Airport", another name for BRV is "Regionalflughafen Bremerhaven".
- The closest airport to Bremerhaven Airport (BRV) is Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) N of BRV.
- The furthest airport from Bremerhaven Airport (BRV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,729 miles (18,876 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 67.77 miles (109.07 km) N | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 89.10 miles (143.40 km) NW | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 3 | 112.64 miles (181.28 km) SSW | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 4 | 154.88 miles (249.25 km) N | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 5 | 245.93 miles (395.79 km) SW | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 6 | 262.69 miles (422.76 km) NW | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 7 | 341.29 miles (549.25 km) NNE | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 8 | 389.68 miles (627.13 km) NW | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 9 | 396.85 miles (638.67 km) WSW | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 10 | 403.09 miles (648.71 km) SW | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 11 | 526.18 miles (846.81 km) SW | Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 12 | 539.39 miles (868.07 km) SSW | Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 13 | 582.17 miles (936.91 km) WNW | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 14 | 591.39 miles (951.75 km) NW | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 15 | 595.46 miles (958.30 km) WSW | Barra Airport (BQQ) | Barra, Bahia, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,066.14 miles (19,418.53 km) N | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 2 | 12,059.77 miles (19,408.27 km) N | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam | |
| 3 | 12,053.05 miles (19,397.46 km) ENE | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 4 | 12,018.77 miles (19,342.28 km) N | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 5 | 11,971.38 miles (19,266.02 km) W | Chuuk International Airport (TKK) | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 6 | 11,960.52 miles (19,248.54 km) N | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 7 | 11,951.65 miles (19,234.27 km) N | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 8 | 11,949.91 miles (19,231.47 km) ENE | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 9 | 11,714.52 miles (18,852.64 km) NNW | Momote Airport (MAS) | Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 11,713.80 miles (18,851.48 km) E | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 11 | 11,682.23 miles (18,800.68 km) NNW | Emirau Airport (EMI) | Emirau, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 11,633.28 miles (18,721.90 km) NNE | Tadji Airport (TAJ) | Aitape, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 11,633.25 miles (18,721.85 km) NNE | Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) | Jayapura, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,624.56 miles (18,707.88 km) NNE | Batom Airport (BXM) | Batom, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,598.30 miles (18,665.61 km) NNW | Kavieng Airport (KVG) | Kavieng, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.37 miles (29.57 km) N | Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) | Nordholz, Germany | |
| 2 | 32.95 miles (53.03 km) SSE | Bremen Airport (BRE) | Bremen, Germany | |
| 3 | 32.97 miles (53.05 km) NW | Wangerooge Airport (AGE) | Wangerooge, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 4 | 46.61 miles (75.02 km) NNE | Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI) | Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 5 | 51.97 miles (83.63 km) E | Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) | Hamburg, Germany | |
| 6 | 54.04 miles (86.97 km) NNW | Heligoland Airport (HGL) | Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 7 | 55.93 miles (90.01 km) W | Emden Airport (EME) | Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 8 | 58.82 miles (94.66 km) E | Hamburg Airport (HAM) | Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany | |
| 9 | 76.74 miles (123.50 km) W | Borkum Airfield (BMK) | Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 10 | 85.82 miles (138.11 km) SSE | Hannover Airport (HAJ) | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 11 | 86.25 miles (138.81 km) WSW | Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) | Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands | |
| 12 | 87.34 miles (140.55 km) SE | Celle Air Base (ZCN) | Celle, Germany | |
| 13 | 87.88 miles (141.43 km) NE | Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 14 | 90.27 miles (145.27 km) ENE | Lübeck Airport (LBC) | Lübeck (near Hamburg), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 15 | 97.44 miles (156.81 km) SSW | Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) | Rhine, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,729.01 miles (18,875.97 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,467.50 miles (18,455.11 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,456.01 miles (18,436.61 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,431.92 miles (18,397.84 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,428.91 miles (18,393.00 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,428.65 miles (18,392.58 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,427.83 miles (18,391.26 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,416.56 miles (18,373.13 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,408.49 miles (18,360.14 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,405.12 miles (18,354.72 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,382.92 miles (18,318.98 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,381.20 miles (18,316.22 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,378.16 miles (18,311.32 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,373.07 miles (18,303.14 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,371.11 miles (18,299.98 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |