- Great circle
- 5,404 km
- 3,358 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 7h 13m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 44.6°N
- at 55% along
- One lap of Earth
- 13.5%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 121st longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Lisbon the path crosses 5,229 km of open water, then the United States.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 44.6°N, 55% of the way along.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 5,533 km. That is 128 km further, about 2% more, and roughly 10m of extra flying.
Leaving Lisbon the aircraft points north-west (294°); it arrives into New York heading west (250°). That is 44° of drift without a single turn — the compass moves because the path is a curve on a sphere, not because the aircraft does.
JFK
John F. Kennedy
New York, United States · North America
40.6°N, 73.8°W
Lisbon to New York, asked and answered
- How far is Lisbon to New York?
- Lisbon to New York (LIS to JFK) is 5,404 km, or 3,358 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Lisbon to New York?
- About 7h 13m in the air. That is an estimate from the distance at a typical airliner block speed, plus half an hour for taxi, climb and descent; published schedules vary with winds and routing.
- What route does a Lisbon to New York flight take?
- The great circle passes over 5,229 km of open water, then the United States. It reaches 44.6°N at its furthest from the equator.
Where these numbers come from
Distances are computed from the two airports’ own coordinates, not looked up from published routes. Times are estimates, not schedules.
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