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Faro (FAO) – London (LGW)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,687 km
1,048 mi · 911 nm
Flight time
2 h 50 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
212 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (125 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
854,228
2024 · +0.8%
Flights / week
102
Both directions, average
Seats filled
86%
994,677 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 FAO to LGWFAOLGW
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from FAO
19°
Heading from LGW
204°
Halfway point
44.15, -4.54
Great-circle km
1,688 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 50 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 109,165 passengers
050K100K150KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug109.2KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202421,630
Feb 202430,855
Mar 202442,980
Apr 202478,431
May 202499,085
Jun 2024107,900
Jul 2024104,657
Aug 2024109,165
Sep 2024105,568
Oct 202489,748
Nov 202434,562
Dec 202429,647
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: September 2024: 631 flights
05001KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep631OctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024150
Feb 2024207
Mar 2024262
Apr 2024514
May 2024606
Jun 2024623
Jul 2024617
Aug 2024629
Sep 2024631
Oct 2024612
Nov 2024225
Dec 2024229

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,688 km.

FAO Faro → LGW London

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.

LGW London → 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.

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.

Every airport pair between Faro and London

LHRLGWSTNLTNLCYSEN
FAO1,7121,6871,7741,7561,7301,756

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All London airports

More routes from FAO

Route Distance Passengers / year
FAO → DUB1,829 km 666,741
FAO → MAN1,868 km 478,657
FAO → STN1,774 km 406,011
FAO → BRS1,650 km 379,313
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

More routes from LGW

Route Distance Passengers / year
LGW → BCN1,109 km 1,353,516
LGW → AGP1,644 km 1,198,732
LGW → DUB486 km 1,052,966
LGW → FCO1,407 km 923,766
LGW → ALC1,430 km 789,014
LGW → MXP900 km 776,880
LGW → GVA716 km 758,331
LGW → AMS365 km 729,604
LGW → TFS2,911 km 728,806
LGW → PMI1,309 km 725,184

Questions

Faro (FAO) and London (LGW) are 1,687 km (1,048 miles, 911 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.