Recife-Pernambuco Airport

Recife-Pernambuco Airport

Recife Guararapes International - Gilberto Freyre Airport is one of the 10 most important airports in the South American country of Brazil by annual traffic volume. The airport is in the capital of the same name in the federal state of Pernambuco.
  • URL: Recife-Pernambuco (REC)
  • Time zone: GMT -3
  • Service telephone: +55 (81) 3322-4188
  • Address: Aeroporto Internacional do Recife - Gaurarapes Gilberto Freyre, Praça Ministro Salgado Filho s/nº- Imbiribeira, Recife - PE, CEP:51.210-902, Brasil
  • Operating company: INFRAERO, Aeroportos Brasileiros
  • Parking: Paid parking for about 2100 vehicles in front of the terminal.
  • Nearby cities: Recife PE (9 km), Jaboatão (10 km), Olinda (15 km), Cabo (21 km), Paulista (21 km), Vitória de Santo Antão (41 km)
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (15.09%), Tuesday (14.31%), Wednesday (14.04%), Thursday (14.32%), Friday (14.70%), Saturday (13.71%), Sunday (13.82%)
  • Alternative spelling: Ресифи, 累西腓, ريسيفي, Ρεσίφε, רסיפה, レシフェ, 헤시피, რესიფი, Ресифе, Resife, Ресіфі, Ռեսիֆե, रेसिफ़, رسیف

Most popular destinations from Recife-Pernambuco (Flights per week )

  1. Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport (118, 9,62 %)
  2. Sao Paulo-Congonhas (88, 7,17 %)
  3. Fortaleza-Ceara (69, 5,62 %)
  4. Salvador (49, 3,99 %)
  5. Fernando De Noronha (47, 3,83 %)
  6. Natal (44, 3,59 %)
  7. Brasilia (39, 3,18 %)
  8. Rio de Janeiro Galeao (38, 3,10 %)
  9. Campinas-Viracopos International Airport (37, 3,02 %)
  10. Maceio (32, 2,61 %)
  11. other (54.27 %)

Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)

  1. Azul Brazilian Airlines (1482, 61,11 %)
  2. Gol Transportes Aéreos (617, 25,44 %)
  3. LATAM Chile (254, 10,47 %)
  4. TAP Air Portugal (32, 1,32 %)
  5. TACV Cabo Verde Airlines (26, 1,07 %)
  6. Copa Airlines (10, 0,41 %)
  7. other (0.16 %)

Location
The airport is 7 miles south of the inner city on the motorway PE-008. The buses 33 and 42 operate between the airport and the Boa Viagem district. Timetable details are available locally.


Statistical weather data for Recife-Pernambuco

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