Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport handled 854,861 passengers in July 2026, down 2.3% on a year earlier, according to ANAC — Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency.
Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through July 2026), tonnes of cargo (through July 2026).
Flight timing & delays
Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.
Departures reported to ANAC at this airport
Source: ANAC Brazil VRA · 2024-09-01 → 2026-07-31
Lowest average delay04:00–05:00-2.3min · 1,877 recorded · 1,856 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour11.3min04:00 ↔ 20:00
Recorded flights71,123Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport
Departure hour
On-time departures
100.050.00.0
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Average departure delay
9.03.3-2.3
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Recorded flights
7,7343,8670
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Departure hour
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
00:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
161
161
01:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
123
124
02:00
89.8%
2.0 min
3,106
3,159
03:00
93.1%
-0.4 min
4,423
4,478
04:00
95.5%
-2.3 min
1,856
1,877
05:00
95.8%
-1.8 min
1,942
1,957
06:00
93.8%
-0.1 min
875
890
07:00
92.2%
0.5 min
1,160
1,194
08:00
90.0%
3.2 min
7,635
7,734
09:00
87.9%
5.9 min
3,011
3,064
10:00
88.1%
2.9 min
2,791
2,870
11:00
83.5%
6.6 min
2,897
2,946
12:00
86.2%
4.9 min
7,417
7,566
13:00
86.3%
4.5 min
3,930
4,026
14:00
85.5%
3.6 min
510
563
15:00
82.8%
6.0 min
2,448
2,483
16:00
78.2%
8.3 min
3,364
3,410
17:00
84.7%
5.7 min
6,929
6,991
18:00
84.5%
5.0 min
3,536
3,600
19:00
84.9%
4.7 min
1,636
1,656
20:00
78.5%
9.0 min
1,972
2,007
21:00
84.9%
6.0 min
1,078
1,127
22:00
81.8%
5.4 min
5,970
6,056
23:00
80.4%
6.2 min
1,171
1,184
Day of week
On-time departures
100.050.00.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Average departure delay
5.72.90.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flights
10,6395,3200
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
87.1%
3.8 min
10,348
10,519
Tuesday
86.9%
3.9 min
10,133
10,256
Wednesday
85.9%
4.8 min
10,071
10,253
Thursday
85.4%
4.8 min
9,903
10,093
Friday
85.0%
5.7 min
10,418
10,639
Saturday
87.1%
3.9 min
9,431
9,592
Sunday
88.1%
2.4 min
9,637
9,771
Month of year
Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.
On-time departures
100.050.00.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Average departure delay
6.93.40.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flights
7,2383,6190
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month of year
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Jan
85.2%
5.1 min
7,056
7,238
Feb
84.1%
6.4 min
5,953
6,042
Mar
88.9%
2.4 min
6,245
6,315
Apr
86.5%
4.5 min
5,811
5,906
May
87.1%
3.8 min
5,652
5,715
Jun
88.3%
3.1 min
5,459
5,548
Jul
88.7%
2.6 min
5,990
6,067
Aug
89.2%
1.7 min
2,910
2,967
Sep
88.0%
3.1 min
6,166
6,254
Oct
85.7%
5.1 min
6,286
6,386
Nov
86.3%
4.2 min
5,906
6,004
Dec
82.0%
6.9 min
6,507
6,681
Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.
Recorded outcomes
On time85.0%60,490
Delayed >15 min13.3%9,451
Cancelled1.7%1,182
Missing departure time0.0%0
All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.
On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.