Recife Airport
Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (IATA: REC, ICAO: SBRF) is the airport serving Recife, Brazil. The name Guararapes is a reference to the Guararapes Battle, fought in the surrounding area. Since 27 December 2001 the airport is also named after Gilberto de Almeida Freyre (1900–1987), a renowned and Recife-born sociologist.
In 2012 the airport was ranked 9th in terms of cargo handled in Brazil, placing it amongst the busiest airports in the country. It is operated by Infraero.
Some of its facilities are shared with the Recife Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.
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