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Local time zone: America/Recife · currently 6:31 PM local
Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) had nonstop service to 35 destinations on 8 airlines in our June 14, 2026 departure snapshot. The busiest route was to Sao Paulo (GRU), served by 4 carriers, and the largest operator here was Azul Airlines with nonstops to 29 destinations. 9 of those routes were international.
Route data as of June 14, 2026, based on a 7-day departures sample. Routes may have changed since this snapshot.
You can fly nonstop from REC to 35 destinations, including 9 international routes. Current schedules show about 79 flights per day across those routes. The busiest options start with Sao Paulo (GRU), Sao Paulo (CGH), Brasilia (BSB).
9 international routes in this schedule set
Brazil 26 · Argentina 3 · Portugal 2
13-14/day on 4 airlines
Airbus A320 family · Boeing 737 · Embraer E-Jet
These routes have enough tracked flights or schedule depth for a full guide with duration, distance, airlines, aircraft, and frequency.
Recife to Sao Paulo · BR
Sao Paulo · 1,323 mi · 11-12/day
Brasilia · 1,028 mi · 5-6/day
Salvador · 403 mi · 5-6/day
Campinas · 1,309 mi · 5-6/day
Rio de Janeiro · 1,155 mi · 5/day
Belo Horizonte · 999 mi · 4-5/day
Fortaleza · 390 mi · 3-4/day
Ranked by destinations served, then daily frequency.
Grouped by departure terminal in our schedule data, with each carrier's share of that terminal's captured departures.
Ranked by airlines operating the route. Routes with enough tracked data or schedule depth link to full route guides.
Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC / SBRF) is located in Recife, Brazil.
The IATA code is REC. The ICAO code is SBRF.
The busiest scheduled route from REC in our June 14, 2026 departure data was REC to GRU (Sao Paulo), with 13-14/day across 4 airlines.
Azul Airlines was the largest operator in our REC schedule data, serving 29 destinations with 49-50/day.
REC has 9 international routes and 26 domestic routes in the current schedule set.
8 airlines operated at REC in our June 14, 2026 snapshot. Top carriers include Azul Airlines, GOL Airlines, LATAM Airlines, LATAM, TAP Air Portugal.
REC has direct flights to 35 destinations including Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Salvador, Campinas.
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