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Route

Lisbon → Recife

LISLisbonLisbon Humberto Delgado Airport
RECRecifeRecife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport
SaturdayFriday
Distance
3,639 mi
Estimated flight time
~7h 50m

Recife is currently 4 hours behind Lisbon.

Observed nonstop

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How often does this route fly?

Frequency

Daily at most

On average around 1 flights a day, observed from October 2025 to September 2026.

1
flights per day
1.5
busiest month · Jan
1
quietest month · Oct
7 hr 20 min
measured flight time
8 / 12
months seen

Through the year

Per day, month by month

  1. 1.5Jan2026
  2. 1Feb
  3. 1Mar
  4. –Apr
  5. –May
  6. 1Jun
  7. 1Jul
  8. –Aug
  9. –Sep
  10. 1Oct2025
  11. 1Nov
  12. 1Dec

Airlines

Who flies it

TAP Air Portugalwinter

Through the day

Departure times

Local time in Lisbon. Most departures between 17:00 and 20:00.

  1. 00:00
  2. 01:00
  3. 02:00
  4. 03:00
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  11. 10:00
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  18. 17:00
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  23. 22:00
  24. 23:00

Through the week

By weekday

  1. 0.4Mon
  2. 0.3Tue
  3. 0.4Wed
  4. 0.3Thu
  5. 0.5Fri
  6. 0.3Sat
  7. 0.4Sun

Fleet

Aircraft observed

  1. Airbus A330-900neoA33956%
  2. Airbus A321neoA21N30%
  3. Airbus A330-200A33212%
All the numbers in a table
MonthPer daySeenAirlines
January 20261.59
  • TAP Air Portugal8×
February 202615
  • TAP Air Portugal5×
March 2026112
  • TAP Air Portugal12×
April 2026Not seen in this month.
May 2026Not seen in this month.
June 202619
  • TAP Air Portugal9×
July 2026123
  • TAP Air Portugal23×
August 2026Not seen in this month.
September 2026Not seen in this month.
October 2025132
  • TAP Air Portugal32×
November 2025127
  • TAP Air Portugal27×
December 2025124
  • TAP Air Portugal23×

Airlines observed on this route

From observed callsign routes on LIS-REC - not a booking guarantee.

TAP Air Portugal

TP · TAP

Hub: LIS Lisbon

76 departure airportsView airline →

About this route

  • Intercontinental: this route connects two continents.
  • The opposite direction has also been observed as a direct connection.
  • Direct destinations observed from Lisbon: 126.
  • Direct destinations observed from Recife: 22.

The airports on this route

Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport

Lisbon, PortugalLIS / LPPT

International hub · 126 direct destinations · 1 runway · longest runway 12,500 ft

64 °F · ClearSource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Airport pageAll direct destinations

Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport

Recife, BrazilREC / SBRF

Major airport · 22 direct destinations

81 °F · Partly cloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Airport pageAll direct destinations

About the route from Lisbon to Recife

The observed direct connection between Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) and Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) covers approximately 3,639 mi. The estimated flight time is around 7h 50m. TAP Air Portugal has been observed on this connection in the available route data.

Frequently asked questions about this route

How far is Lisbon from Recife by air?
The great-circle distance between Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport and Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport is approximately 3,639 mi.
How long is the flight from Lisbon to Recife?
Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 7h 50m. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
Is there a direct connection from Lisbon to Recife?
Yes, a direct connection between LIS and REC has been observed in our route data.
Which airlines have been observed on this route?
In the available route data: TAP Air Portugal.
How often is there a flight from Lisbon to Recife?
On average around 1 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 141 observed flights. Mainly TAP Air Portugal. That is an observation, not a timetable.
What is the current time difference between Lisbon and Recife?
Recife is currently 4 hours behind Lisbon.

Where this data comes from

The route data comes from the flight archive (ADS-B, adsb.lol): which connections actually flew over the last twelve full months and who flew them, combined with our own airport, runway, and airline datasets. It is reference data about observed routes - not a current timetable and no claim about bookability.

The frequency and aircraft on this page come from the flight archive (ADS-B, 12 months, October 2025 to September 2026), summarized per route per month. We do not see every flight, so it is a floor, not a count.

Route data updated on October 11, 2026.