New York (JFK) – Lisbon (LIS)
- Distance
- 5,418 km
- 3,367 mi · 2,925 nm
- Flight time
- 6 h 46 min / 7 h 51 min
- Average gate to gate: JFK → LIS / back
- Time difference
- 5 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 633 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (374 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 312,804
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +0.4%
- Flights / week
- 27
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 91%
- 344,707 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 2
- DL, TP
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from JFK
- 70°
- Heading from LIS
- 294°
- Halfway point
- 44.52, -40.97
- Great-circle km
- 5,404 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air JFK → LIS
- 6 h 3 min
- In the air LIS → JFK
- 7 h 14 min
- Clocks
- Lisbon is 5 h ahead of New York
The estimate for a route without real times is 7 h 10 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 32,356 |
| Sep 2025 | 31,589 |
| Oct 2025 | 29,456 |
| Nov 2025 | 20,791 |
| Dec 2025 | 19,873 |
| Jan 2026 | 19,199 |
| Feb 2026 | 16,793 |
| Mar 2026 | 21,597 |
| Apr 2026 | 28,970 |
| May 2026 | 30,562 |
| Jun 2026 | 30,223 |
| Jul 2026 | 31,395 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 124 |
| Sep 2025 | 120 |
| Oct 2025 | 122 |
| Nov 2025 | 121 |
| Dec 2025 | 118 |
| Jan 2026 | 114 |
| Feb 2026 | 100 |
| Mar 2026 | 118 |
| Apr 2026 | 113 |
| May 2026 | 120 |
| Jun 2026 | 118 |
| Jul 2026 | 124 |
Airlines flying JFK–LIS nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| DLDelta Air Lines | 14 | 53% |
| TPTAP-TAP Air Portugal | 13 | 47% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Airbus A330-900neo · 515 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-900 · 410 flights
- Boeing 767-300/300ER · 298 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-200 · 176 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-300/333 · 12 flights
- Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr · 1 flight
Also carried: 4,346 tonnes of freight and 18 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 5,404 km.
JFK New York → LIS Lisbon
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.
LIS Lisbon → JFK New York
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
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 New York and Lisbon
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All New York airports
More routes from JFK
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| JFK → LAX | 3,983 km | 3,020,062 |
| JFK → LHR | 5,555 km | 2,984,474 |
| JFK → SFO | 4,162 km | 1,910,892 |
| JFK → CDG | 5,850 km | 1,852,909 |
| JFK → MCO | 1,519 km | 1,430,021 |
| JFK → MIA | 1,753 km | 1,326,964 |
| JFK → ATL | 1,223 km | 1,253,545 |
| JFK → SJU | 2,571 km | 1,142,506 |
| JFK → FCO | 6,884 km | 1,141,515 |
| JFK → LAS | 3,618 km | 1,102,051 |