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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↑, São Lourenco da Mata at 11mi↑, Moreno at 12mi↑,
→ 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
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- Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International airport at 0mi : book on Iberia
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- 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
METAR SBRF 122000Z 16015KT 9999 SCT026 26/20 Q1015
Decoded METAR for Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International airport SBRF REC
METAR issued by SBRF on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 20:00 UTC, issued 21 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
The temperature is 26°C = 79°F, dew point is 20°C = 68°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 70 %.
QNH is 1015hPa = 29.97inHg
Wind 28km/h = 15kt, direction is 160°.
Sky clear.
TAF for Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International airport SBRF REC
TAF SBRF 121552Z 1218/1318 15013KT 8000 SCT023 TN23/1308Z TX28/1316Z TEMPO 1306/1312 21007KT PROB40 1312/1315 21007KT 3500 RA BR BKN010 RMK PGA
Decoded TAF for Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International airport SBRF REC
TAF issued by SBRF on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 15:52 UTC, issued 4 hours and 29 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Wednesday, August 12, 2026 à 18:00 heure TU to Thursday, August 13, 2026 à 18:00 heure UTC
wind 13kt = 24km/h direction is 150° with gusts at kt = kt
Visibility is 8km = 5sm.
scattered clouds at
from Thursday, August 13, 2026 à 06:00 heure TU to Thursday, August 13, 2026 à 12:00 heure UTC
temporarily
wind 7kt = 13km/h direction is 210° with gusts at kt = kt
from Thursday, August 13, 2026 à 12:00 heure TU to Thursday, August 13, 2026 à 15:00 heure UTC
RA BR
PROB
wind 7kt = 13km/h direction is 210° with gusts at kt = kt
Visibility is 3km = 2sm.
broken at
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) at 5mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Brazil
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX et NOAA
- TAF : AVWX et NOAA
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap
