Nonstop flight route between Recife, Brazil and Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy:
Departure Airport:
(8°7'35"S by 34°55'22"W)
Arrival Airport:
(41°48'1"N by 12°14'20"E)
Distance from REC to FCO:
4,556.58 miles (7,333.09 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC), Recife, Brazil and Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO), Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,557 miles (or 7,333 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 Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International 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 Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International 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: | FCO / LIRF |
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| Location: | Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°48'1"N by 12°14'20"E |
| Area Served: | Rome, Italy |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeroporti di Roma SpA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FCO |
| More Information: | FCO Maps & Info |
Facts about Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC):
- 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 addition to being known as "Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport", another name for REC is "Aeroporto Internacional do Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre".
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO):
- Because of Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci 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.
- Security Services transferred from the Polizia di Stato to Aeroporti di Roma in 2000.
- In addition to being known as "Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport", another name for FCO is "Fiumicino – Aeroporto Internazionale Leonardo da Vinci".
- The closest airport to Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) is Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) E of FCO.
- Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport handled 36,166,345 passengers last year.
- In 2000, the new domestic Terminal A opened, and the terminal buildings, then consisting of Terminal A, Terminal AA, Terminal B, and Terminal C, were reorganized.
- Since 2005 the airport operates a category III B instrument landing system.
- Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) has 4 runways.
- The furthest airport from Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,975 miles (19,272 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 | 18.46 miles (29.70 km) E | Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA) | Rome, Italy | |
| 2 | 38.91 miles (62.61 km) ESE | Latina Airport (QLT) | Latina (near Rome), Italy | |
| 3 | 89.19 miles (143.53 km) NW | Grosseto Airport (GRS) | Grosseto, Italy | |
| 4 | 90.60 miles (145.80 km) N | Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG) | Perugia, Italy | |
| 5 | 109.12 miles (175.61 km) ENE | Abruzzo Airport (PSR) | Pescara, Italy | |
| 6 | 112.39 miles (180.87 km) NNW | Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY) | Siena, Italy | |
| 7 | 121.84 miles (196.08 km) WNW | Marina di Campo Airport (EBA) | Elba, Italy | |
| 8 | 123.82 miles (199.28 km) ESE | Naples International Airport (NAP) | Naples, Italy | |
| 9 | 137.83 miles (221.81 km) NNE | Falconara Airport (AOI) | Ancona, Italy | |
| 10 | 148.44 miles (238.88 km) NNW | Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) | Florence, Italy | |
| 11 | 150.23 miles (241.77 km) WNW | Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA) | Bastia, Corsica, France | |
| 12 | 154.47 miles (248.60 km) N | Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI) | Rimini, Italy | |
| 13 | 154.68 miles (248.93 km) WSW | Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) | Olbia, Italy | |
| 14 | 160.35 miles (258.06 km) NW | Pisa International Airport (PSA) | Pisa, Italy | |
| 15 | 161.12 miles (259.30 km) ESE | Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR) | Salerno, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,974.89 miles (19,271.67 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,655.04 miles (18,756.92 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,616.27 miles (18,694.53 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,582.37 miles (18,639.97 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,575.47 miles (18,628.86 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,566.21 miles (18,613.96 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,560.76 miles (18,605.19 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,557.32 miles (18,599.65 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,541.50 miles (18,574.20 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,539.66 miles (18,571.24 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,536.49 miles (18,566.13 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,530.21 miles (18,556.04 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,518.36 miles (18,536.96 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,501.30 miles (18,509.50 km) ESE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,492.67 miles (18,495.62 km) ESE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |