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Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International airport in Recife (Brazil)
Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International airport is located near Recife, with Recife at 6mi↑, Graças at 6mi↑, Jaboatao dos Guararapes at 6mi↑, Jaboatao at 6mi↑, Camaragibe at 8mi↑, Olinda at 9mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Brazil and Southernmost airports in Brazil
→ See also airports in Brazil
aerial view of Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : SBRF
- IATA code : REC
- Local code : -
Elevation : 10 m = 33ft
→ See also Highest airports in Brazil and Lowest airports in Brazil
Runways
- runway 18/36 : 3007m = 9865ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Brazil
Coming to Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
activities : Getyourguide
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By plane :
- Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International airport at 0mi : book on Iberia
- Presidente Castro Pinto International airport at 68mi : book on Trip.com
- Presidente João Suassuna airport at 89mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International airport SBRF REC
METAR for Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International airport SBRF REC
SBRF 140900Z 23004KT 190V260 9999 BKN017 FEW023TCU 25/23 Q1012
Decoded METAR for Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International airport SBRF REC
METAR issued by SBRF on Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 09:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 hours and 43 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 25°C = 77°F, dew point is 23°C = 73°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 89 %.
QNH is 1012hPa = 29.88inHg
Wind 7km/h = 4kt, direction is 230°.
Clouds : broken at 1700ft = 520m. few clouds at 2300ft = 700m.
TAF for Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International airport SBRF REC
SBRF 140442Z 1406/1506 23005KT 9999 SCT020 TN24/1408Z TX28/1416Z TEMPO 1406/1412 4500 RA BKN015 BECMG 1412/1414 12008KT BECMG 1419/1421 22005KT TEMPO 1500/1506 3500 RA BKN012 RMK PFV
Decoded TAF for Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International airport SBRF REC
TAF issued by SBRF on Friday, February 13, 2026 at 04:42 UTC, issued 7 hours and 1 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Saturday, February 14, 2026 à 06:00 heure TU to Saturday, February 14, 2026 à 12:00 heure UTC
1406/1506 23005KT 9999 SCT020 TN24/1408Z TX28/1416Z
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 230°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m
temporarily from Saturday, February 14, 2026 à 06:00 heure TU to Saturday, February 14, 2026 à 12:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1406/1412 4500 RA BKN015
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
rain
broken at 1500ft = 460m
becoming from Saturday, February 14, 2026 à 14:00 heure TU to Saturday, February 14, 2026 à 19:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1412/1414 12008KT
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 120°
becoming from Saturday, February 14, 2026 à 21:00 heure TU to Sunday, February 15, 2026 à 06:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1419/1421 22005KT
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 220°
temporarily from Saturday, February 14, 2026 à 00:00 heure TU to Sunday, February 15, 2026 à 06:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1500/1506 3500 RA BKN012
Visibility is 4km = 2mi.
rain
broken at 1200ft = 370m
VAC for Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International airport SBRF REC
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International airport
Around Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International airport in Recife (Brazil)
near
- Hotels in Recife
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 4079mi↑
- Eureka! Zientzia Museoa (San Sebastiàn) at 4110mi↑
- Hotel NH Collection San Sebastián Aránzazu (San Sebastián) at 4110mi↑
- Sercotel Codina (San Sebastian) at 4110mi↑
- Hotel de Londres y de Inglaterra (San Sebastian) at 4111mi↑
- Aquarium de Donostia-San Sebastián (San Sebastian) at 4111mi↑
- San Sebastian at 4111mi↑
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz at 4125mi↑
- Hôtel Txoko (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 4125mi↑
- Grand Hôtel Thalasso & Spa (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 4126mi↑
- Station de montagne Iraty at 4126mi↑
- Hotel Arena (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 4127mi↑
- for Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International airport at 0mi↑
- for Empresarial Pontes Corporate Center airport at 1mi↑
- for Alexandre Castro e Silva airport at 2mi↑
nearest airports to Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International airport in Recife (Brazil)
- Empresarial Pontes Corporate Center heliport (SDGN ) at 1mi↑NOTAM
- Alexandre Castro e Silva heliport (SSXF ) at 2mi↑NOTAM
- Encanta Moça airport (SNEM ) at 3mi↑defunct airport
- Lemon Hotel heliport (SSTT ) at 4mi↑NOTAM
- JCPM Trade Center heliport (SNZM PE0051) at 4mi↑NOTAM
- Heliponto Pina heliport ( BR-0803) at 4mi↑
- Hospital Metropolitano Oeste heliport ( BR-1416) at 4mi↑
- Ilha do Retiro heliport (SNGE ) at 4mi↑NOTAM
- Hospital Esperança heliport (SNHY ) at 5mi↑NOTAM
- Empresarial Charles Darwin heliport ( BR-0324) at 5mi↑
- Rancho Enagri airport (SDEC ) at 5mi↑NOTAM
- Real Hospital Português heliport (SJHB ) at 5mi↑NOTAM
- Metropolitan Business Center heliport (SSLV ) at 5mi↑NOTAM
- Jerusalem Medical Center heliport ( BR-0740) at 5mi↑
- Instituto RB heliport ( BR-0804) at 5mi↑
- Instituto RB heliport (SNER PE0042 SNER) at 5mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Brazil
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap
