Bristol (BRS) – Faro (FAO)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,650 km
1,025 mi · 891 nm
Flight time
2 h 45 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
208 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (123 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
379,313
2024 · +8.1%
Flights / week
45
Both directions, average
Seats filled
87%
435,842 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_pt), reported by the airport in Portugal, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from BRS to FAOBRSFAO
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from BRS
197°
Heading from FAO
13°
Halfway point
44.23, -5.66
Great-circle km
1,650 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 45 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: September 2024: 46,138 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep46.1KOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 20249,033
Feb 202415,755
Mar 202423,461
Apr 202435,266
May 202442,470
Jun 202445,803
Jul 202444,554
Aug 202444,604
Sep 202446,138
Oct 202444,382
Nov 202414,847
Dec 202413,000
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: October 2024: 282 flights
0100200300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct282NovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 202464
Feb 2024103
Mar 2024133
Apr 2024229
May 2024262
Jun 2024266
Jul 2024269
Aug 2024261
Sep 2024276
Oct 2024282
Nov 2024100
Dec 202496

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,650 km.

BRS Bristol → FAO Faro

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

UK261£350 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

FAO Faro → BRS Bristol

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

UK261£350 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers UK or EU airlines only.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

More routes from BRS

Route Distance Passengers / year
BRS → AMS525 km 502,722
BRS → ALC1,466 km 486,694
BRS → PMI1,381 km 479,172
BRS → DUB332 km 433,961
BRS → TFS2,840 km 417,537
BRS → AGP1,640 km 396,070
BRS → BCN1,180 km 274,752
BRS → ACE2,652 km 265,251
BRS → CDG460 km 263,629
BRS → GVA863 km 233,786

More routes from FAO

Route Distance Passengers / year
FAO → LGW1,687 km 854,228
FAO → DUB1,829 km 666,741
FAO → MAN1,868 km 478,657
FAO → STN1,774 km 406,011
FAO → LTN1,756 km 294,340
FAO → ORY1,548 km 291,995
FAO → LIS221 km 279,125
FAO → AMS1,970 km 276,759
FAO → BHX1,783 km 263,745
FAO → EIN1,919 km 257,567

Questions

Bristol (BRS) and Faro (FAO) are 1,650 km (1,025 miles, 891 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.