Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport

Aeroporto Internacional do Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre (IATA: REC, ICAO: SBRF) is the airport serving Recife, Brazil.

The facility originated during World War II, when a new airport was built to replace the earlier airfield, Parque do Encanta Moça.

With the end of the War, the facility became strategically important as a technical and refueling stop on the route from South America to Europe.

Besides main bus lines that serve the neighborhoods of Boa Viagem and Cidade Universitária, in Recife, and Piedade, in Jaboatão dos Guararapes.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

Terminal interior
Airport parking
Terminal air side