Nonstop flight route between Recife, Brazil and Hamilton, Victoria, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC), Recife, Brazil and Hamilton Airport (HLT), Hamilton, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,268 miles (or 14,916 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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: | HLT / YHML |
Airport Name: | Hamilton Airport |
Location: | Hamilton, Victoria, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°38'53"S by 142°3'53"E |
Operator/Owner: | Southern Grampians Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 803 feet (245 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HLT |
More Information: | HLT Maps & Info |
Facts about Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC):
- Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport handled 6,840,276 passengers last year.
- 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.
- 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 Brazilian Integrated Air Traffic Control and Air Defense Center, section 3 is located in the vicinity of the airport.
- 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 (REC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Originally called Ibura Airport, the airport had its name changed to Guararapes Airport in 1948.
Facts about Hamilton Airport (HLT):
- Because of Hamilton Airport's relatively low elevation of 803 feet, planes can take off or land at Hamilton 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 Hamilton Airport (HLT) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Hamilton Airport (meaning Hamilton Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,049 miles (19,390 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Hamilton Airport (HLT) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Hamilton Airport (HLT) is Warrnambool Airport (WMB), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SSE of HLT.