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LGW London ⇄ FAO Faro

London Gatwick Airport (United Kingdom) and Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (Portugal): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance1,688 km1,049 mi911 nautical miles
LGW → FAO3 h 05 minestimated block time
FAO → LGW2 h 55 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hFaro vs London, today
Great-circle route from London (LGW) to Faro (FAO)LGWLondonFAOFaro
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

LGW → FAO

3 h 05 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 204° (SSW).

Leave London Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Faro Sat 7 Nov, 13:05 local.

FAO → LGW

2 h 55 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 19° (NNE).

Leave Faro Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive London Sat 7 Nov, 12:55 local.

The two directions differ by 9 minutes in our estimate: this route runs mostly north–south, so the prevailing westerly winds make little difference. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance1,688 km · 1,049 mi · 911 nmi
Initial heading204° (SSW) from LGW; 19° (NNE) from FAO
Farthest from the equator51.1°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip8% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

LGWEurope/London — UTC+0 now; UTC+0 standard time, UTC+1 during daylight saving time
FAOEurope/Lisbon — UTC+0 now; UTC+0 standard time, UTC+1 during daylight saving time
DifferenceFaro is on the same clock as London today.

Jet lag, flying LGW → FAO. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

LGW London Gatwick AirportLondon, United Kingdom · longest runway 10,883 ft3,317 m FAO Faro - Gago Coutinho International AirportFaro, Portugal · longest runway 8,169 ft2,490 m

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Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).