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LIS to FFD: distance & flight time
Lisbon (Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport)) → Fairford (RAF Fairford)
959 mi
1,544 km · 834 nm
2h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
959 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 33m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- LIS — Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport) · Lisbon, Portugal
- FFD — RAF Fairford · Fairford, United Kingdom
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LIS
- AVR · Alverca Air Base9 mi away
- CAT · Cascais Airport12 mi away
- QLR · Monte Real Air Base74 mi away
- BYJ · Beja Airport / Airbase81 mi away
Near FFD
- BZZ · RAF Brize Norton10 mi away
- GBA · Cotswold Airport11 mi away
- LYE · RAF Lyneham15 mi away
- LHR · London Heathrow Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LIS from FFD?
The flight distance from Lisbon (LIS) to Fairford (FFD) is 959 miles (1,544 km, 834 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LIS to FFD?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 33m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from LIS to FFD?
Nonstop service on LIS–FFD depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 33m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LIS to FFD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LIS–FFD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LIS to FFD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LIS–FFD tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.