Faro (FAO) – London (STN)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,774 km
1,102 mi · 958 nm
Flight time
2 h 55 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
223 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (132 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
406,011
2024 · −6.0%
Flights / week
47
Both directions, average
Seats filled
88%
461,379 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 STNFAOSTN
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 STN
205°
Halfway point
44.53, -4.39
Great-circle km
1,774 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 55 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 49,522 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug49.5KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202418,478
Feb 202421,118
Mar 202427,840
Apr 202436,666
May 202440,651
Jun 202442,796
Jul 202445,618
Aug 202449,522
Sep 202443,119
Oct 202440,078
Nov 202420,530
Dec 202419,595
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 279 flights
0100200300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug279SepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024134
Feb 2024132
Mar 2024167
Apr 2024221
May 2024241
Jun 2024242
Jul 2024260
Aug 2024279
Sep 2024252
Oct 2024242
Nov 2024135
Dec 2024132

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,774 km.

FAO Faro → STN 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.

STN 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 → LGW1,687 km 854,228
FAO → DUB1,829 km 666,741
FAO → MAN1,868 km 478,657
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 STN

Route Distance Passengers / year
STN → DUB472 km 956,463
STN → SAW2,524 km 877,269
STN → CIA1,461 km 559,091
STN → TFS2,995 km 521,242
STN → BCN1,185 km 509,761
STN → BGY980 km 501,414
STN → BUD1,455 km 498,175
STN → ALC1,513 km 486,348
STN → PMI1,384 km 474,635
STN → MAD1,299 km 448,342

Questions

Faro (FAO) and London (STN) are 1,774 km (1,102 miles, 958 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.