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Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International airport in Recife (Brazil)
Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International airport is located near Recife, with Jaboatão dos Guararapes at 4mi↑, Recife at 6mi↑, Graças at 6mi↑, Jaboatao dos Guararapes at 6mi↑, Jaboatao at 6mi↑, Camaragibe at 8mi↑,→ 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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By plane :
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Aviation weather for Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International airport SBRF REC
METAR for Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International airport SBRF REC
SBRF 181700Z 13011KT 9999 FEW025 29/22 Q1013
Decoded METAR for Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International airport SBRF REC
METAR issued by SBRF on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 17:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 3 days and 74 hours and -4273 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 29°C = 84°F, dew point is 22°C = 72°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 66 %.
QNH is 1013hPa = 29.91inHg
Wind 20km/h = 11kt, direction is 130°.
Clouds : few clouds at 2500ft = 760m.
TAF for Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International airport SBRF REC
SBRF 180813Z 1812/1912 15010KT 9999 SCT023 FEW025TCU TX29/1815Z TN23/1908Z BECMG 1822/1824 12010KT SCT020 BECMG 1900/1902 15010KT SCT023 BECMG 1904/1906 23005KT BECMG 1910/1912 18005KT SCT020 RMK PGY
Decoded TAF for Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International airport SBRF REC
TAF issued by SBRF on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 08:13 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 3 days and 11 hours and 34 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Saturday, October 18, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Saturday, October 18, 2025 à 22:00 heure UTC
1812/1912 15010KT 9999 SCT023 FEW025TCU TX29/1815Z TN23/1908Z
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 150°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 2300ft = 700m few clouds at 2500ft = 760m
becoming from Saturday, October 18, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Saturday, October 18, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1822/1824 12010KT SCT020
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 120°
scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m
becoming from Saturday, October 18, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Sunday, October 19, 2025 à 04:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1900/1902 15010KT SCT023
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 150°
scattered clouds at 2300ft = 700m
becoming from Sunday, October 19, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Sunday, October 19, 2025 à 10:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1904/1906 23005KT
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 230°
becoming from Sunday, October 19, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Sunday, October 19, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1910/1912 18005KT SCT020
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 180°
scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m
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 Jaboatão dos Guararapes
- 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↑
→ 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