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London (LGW) – Porto (OPO)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,279 km
795 mi · 691 nm
Flight time
2 h 20 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
161 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (95 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
424,708
2024 · +33.1%
Flights / week
55
Both directions, average
Seats filled
84%
507,530 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 LGW to OPOLGWOPO
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from LGW
214°
Heading from OPO
28°
Halfway point
46.28, -4.82
Great-circle km
1,279 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 20 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: May 2024: 45,600 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMay45.6KJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202418,910
Feb 202422,967
Mar 202428,534
Apr 202443,807
May 202445,600
Jun 202445,154
Jul 202444,730
Aug 202442,825
Sep 202443,172
Oct 202439,482
Nov 202423,876
Dec 202425,651
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: May 2024: 298 flights
0100200300JanFebMarAprMay298JunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024160
Feb 2024157
Mar 2024190
Apr 2024289
May 2024298
Jun 2024283
Jul 2024283
Aug 2024265
Sep 2024265
Oct 2024270
Nov 2024179
Dec 2024212

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,279 km.

LGW London → OPO Porto

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

UK261£220 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

OPO Porto → LGW London

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

UK261£220 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.

Every airport pair between London and Porto

OPO
LHR1,299
LGW1,279
STN1,363
LTN1,340
LCY1,321
SEN1,353

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

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 → FAO1,687 km 854,228
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

More routes from OPO

Route Distance Passengers / year
OPO → ORY1,202 km 1,139,251
OPO → MAD439 km 1,042,503
OPO → GVA1,311 km 809,526
OPO → LIS277 km 755,476
OPO → BCN901 km 703,710
OPO → FNC1,190 km 606,548
OPO → LUX1,487 km 492,122
OPO → ZRH1,533 km 461,908
OPO → AMS1,597 km 419,799
OPO → STN1,363 km 372,868

Questions

London (LGW) and Porto (OPO) are 1,279 km (795 miles, 691 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.