Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport

< Recife

Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport

Aeroporto Internacional do Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator
ServesRecife
Hub forAzul Brazilian Airlines
Focus city forGol Linhas Aéreas
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL10 m / 33 ft
Coordinates08°07′35″S 034°55′22″W / 8.12639°S 34.92278°W / -8.12639; -34.92278
Websitewww.aenabrasil.com.br/pt/aeroportos/aeroporto-internacional-do-recife-guararapes-gilberto-freyre/index.html
Map
REC
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 2,751 9,026 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Passengers9,593,804 6%
Aircraft Operations91,314 8%
Metric tonnes of cargo55,970 11%
Statistics: AENA
Sources: Airport Website, ANAC, DECEA

Aeroporto Internacional do Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre (IATA: REC, ICAO: SBRF) is the airport serving Recife, Brazil. Since December 27, 2001 it is named after the Recife-born Anthropologist and Sociologist Gilberto de Mello Freyre (1900–1987). Some of its facilities are shared with the Recife Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.

Since 2019 it is operated by AENA.