Flights Praia, Santiago Island → Lisbon
RAI → LIS
Route overview
The flight route connects Praia on Santiago Island to Lisbon, using both Airbus A320 and Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The airport in Praia opened in 2005 and serves a route that terminates at one of Europe's busiest airports, which handles over thirty-one million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Praia, Santiago Island (RAI) → Lisbon (LIS) route is operated by TAP Portugal. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.2/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Lisbon the average ATFM delay is 1.1 minutes (main cause: atfm).
Heading to Lisbon: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Praia, Santiago Island (RAI) to Lisbon (LIS) heads north-east for about 3,000 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 10m.
Air-traffic congestion: arriving into Lisbon it is 1.1 min (atfm).
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAP Portugal (TP) | 73% | 19 min | 0.8% |
Airlines operating RAI-LIS
Airports
Frequently asked questions about RAI-LIS
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The cancellation rate varies by airline and season. Check your flight risk for an up-to-date estimate.
The route is operated by 1 airline: TAP Portugal.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
