How reliable is Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport?
Flights from REC avoided significant airline-controlled delay in 86% of 209,597 flights in official ANAC history — and weather is calmest in Oct. Here’s the full picture before you book.
Reliability score
on-time, cancellations & delays
Weather favorability
year-round climate
Origin-airport operations
What the airline-controlled delay record at REC looks like
Avoided 15+ min controlled delay
across 209,597 flights
Source: ANAC VRA · data through 2026-06-25. Origin-grouped, cause-attributed operational history; it is not a direct departure-punctuality measure or a guarantee for any flight.
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Weather by month
When the weather works for you at Recife
A calm-weather score (0–100) for each month from decades of airport observations — how often conditions disrupt flying, not temperature. Higher is calmer.
Calmest month
Calmest flying weather of the year · 99/100 favorability
Roughest month
Most disruptive — low visibility & fog, high winds · 93/100 favorability
The read on REC
What the numbers say about flying through Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport
Across official performance history, flights from Recife avoided significant airline-controlled delay about 86% of the time over 209,597 flights. That's one of the more dependable operational records you'll see. Pair it with a moderate cancellation rate of 1.9%. When a departure does run late, the typical delay is around 2 minutes.
On weather, Recife is an unusually calm-weather airport year-round. October is the calmest stretch for flying, scoring 99 out of 100 for favorable conditions, while June is the most disruptive at 93, driven mainly by low visibility & fog and high winds. The year is relatively steady, so no single month stands out as one to avoid on weather alone.
None of this guarantees your specific flight — it’s the backdrop. To turn it into a booking, score real flights to Recife, read how we weigh it all in how the PlaneSane Score works, and brush up with how to pick a reliable flight and avoiding weather delays.
Common questions about REC
- How reliable is Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC)?
- Flights from Recife avoided significant airline-controlled delay roughly 86% of the time across 209,597 flights of official history — one of the more dependable operational records you'll see. The cancellation rate runs about 1.9%. It's advisory context, not a guarantee for any single flight.
- What is the best month to fly from REC for good weather?
- October has the calmest flying weather at Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport. June is the most disruptive, mainly from low visibility & fog and high winds.
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