Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Recife, Pernambuco (Brazil)

IATA: REC ICAO: SBRF

Longest Active Runway

9,865 ft

3,007 meters

Field Elevation

33 ft

10 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Unlighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-8.1275°, -34.9230°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #590 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,054 of 7558

Top 13.9% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Brazil)

#7 of 9 in BR

#7 of 337 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.4%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 REC in numbers: 9,865 ft longest runway · tied #590 of 650 published · #1,054 of 7,558 worldwide (top 13.9%) · #7 in Brazil.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

REC lies at 10 m (33 ft), #546 of 650 published airports by elevation and 14.8 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 240 ft below the Brazil median (273 ft, 9 airports); BSB is highest at 3,497 ft, 3,464 ft higher than REC.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of REC. Nearest published airport: Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport (NAT), 144 NM, 9,843 ft (22 ft shorter than REC); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,865 ft (3,007 m)

REC runway: 18/36 9,865 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #7 of 9 in Brazil; GIG leads by 3,258 ft (13,123 ft). −1.4% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
18/36	9,865 ft (3007 m / 3.007 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	❌ Unlighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →