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APQ to REC: distance & flight time
Arapiraca (Arapiraca Airport) → Recife (Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport)
163 mi
262 km · 142 nm
54m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
163 miles nonstop takes roughly 54m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- APQ — Arapiraca Airport · Arapiraca, Brazil
- REC — Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport · Recife, Brazil
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near APQ
- MCZ · Zumbi dos Palmares Airport60 mi away
- AJU · Santa Maria Airport89 mi away
- CAU · Caruaru Airport111 mi away
- PAV · Paulo Afonso Airport113 mi away
Near REC
- JPA · Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport68 mi away
- CAU · Caruaru Airport75 mi away
- CPV · Presidente João Suassuna Airport89 mi away
- MCZ · Zumbi dos Palmares Airport113 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is APQ from REC?
The flight distance from Arapiraca (APQ) to Recife (REC) is 163 miles (262 km, 142 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from APQ to REC?
A nonstop flight takes about 54m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from APQ to REC?
Nonstop service on APQ–REC depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 54m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from APQ to REC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on APQ–REC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some APQ to REC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain APQ–REC tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.