Flights Faro → London
FAO → LGW
How long is the flight from Faro to London?
The flight from Faro (FAO) to London (LGW) takes 2h 29m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Faro to London exhibits high punctuality with a 90% on-time performance, and the average delay is just 1.1 minutes. Over eleven flights, various aircraft types including Airbus A319, Boeing 737-400, Airbus A320, Boeing 757-200, Airbus A321, and Airbus A330-200 have been used to serve a destination airport that sees approximately 40.9 million passengers annually.
The Faro (FAO) → London (LGW) route is operated by British Airways, Norwegian Air Shuttle, easyJet. Across 21 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 9.52%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Faro the average ATFM delay is 1.1 minutes.
Heading to London: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Faro (FAO) to London (LGW) heads north for about 1,688 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 29m.
Departures from Faro on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 67% of FAO-LGW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Faro the average ATFM delay is 1.1 min (atfm); arriving into London it is 1.8 min (atfm).
Across 21 tracked FAO-LGW flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 9.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| easyJet (U2) | 70% | 31 min | 0.8% |
| British Airways (BA) | 66% | 31 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about FAO-LGW
The flight from Faro (FAO) to London (LGW) takes 2h 29m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Faro (FAO) -> London (LGW) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 21 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Faro-London is 9.52% across 21 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: British Airways, Norwegian Air Shuttle, easyJet.
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The Faro-London route is about 1,688 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €400, barring extraordinary circumstances.
