Lisbon (LIS) – Ponta Delgada (PDL)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,452 km
902 mi · 784 nm
Flight time
2 h 30 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
182 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (108 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
933,707
2024 · −0.1%
Flights / week
108
Both directions, average
Seats filled
86%
1,085,212 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
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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 LIS to PDLLISPDL
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from LIS
271°
Heading from PDL
80°
Halfway point
38.55, -17.48
Great-circle km
1,449 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Ponta Delgada is 1 h behind Lisbon

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 30 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 98,891 passengers
050K100KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug98.9KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202451,624
Feb 202458,174
Mar 202471,417
Apr 202486,820
May 202489,727
Jun 202488,486
Jul 202494,419
Aug 202498,891
Sep 202488,844
Oct 202486,177
Nov 202462,426
Dec 202456,702
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 548 flights
0200400600JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug548SepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024387
Feb 2024360
Mar 2024405
Apr 2024511
May 2024526
Jun 2024508
Jul 2024542
Aug 2024548
Sep 2024510
Oct 2024515
Nov 2024389
Dec 2024395

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,449 km.

LIS Lisbon → PDL Ponta Delgada

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

PDL Ponta Delgada → LIS Lisbon

EU261€250 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.

More routes from LIS

Route Distance Passengers / year
LIS → MAD514 km 1,906,228
LIS → ORY1,438 km 1,545,371
LIS → FNC965 km 1,393,914
LIS → BCN996 km 1,305,408
LIS → LHR1,564 km 1,121,519
LIS → AMS1,847 km 1,044,889
LIS → GRU7,910 km 864,997
LIS → OPO277 km 755,476
LIS → FRA1,875 km 730,466
LIS → GVA1,498 km 716,106

More routes from PDL

Route Distance Passengers / year
PDL → OPO1,512 km 339,665
PDL → TER166 km 255,839
PDL → PIX257 km 110,696
PDL → BOS3,854 km 109,028
PDL → SMA97 km 107,677
PDL → HOR278 km 100,980
PDL → YYZ4,524 km 97,556
PDL → FNC986 km 82,924
PDL → JFK4,115 km 70,649
PDL → FLW510 km 64,414

Questions

Lisbon (LIS) and Ponta Delgada (PDL) are 1,452 km (902 miles, 784 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.