Flights Recife → Lisbon
REC → LIS
How long is the flight from Recife to Lisbon?
The flight from Recife (REC) to Lisbon (LIS) takes 7h 15m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Recife to Lisbon operates with perfect punctuality, as all seven flights in the dataset were on time. Each of these Airbus A330-200 aircraft experiences an average delay of just one minute, making it a highly reliable journey despite the significant distance between the Brazilian city of Recife and Portugal's capital, Lisbon, which welcomes over thirty 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.
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The Recife (REC) → Lisbon (LIS) route is operated by TAP Portugal. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 100% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of -4 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 8.6/100 (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 Recife (REC) to Lisbon (LIS) heads north-east for about 5,857 km, a flight time of roughly 7h 15m.
Departures from Recife on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of REC-LIS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: arriving into Lisbon it is 1.1 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked REC-LIS flights, 100% left on time with an average delay of -4 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAP Portugal (TP) | 73% | 17 min | 0.9% |
Airlines operating REC-LIS
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Frequently asked questions about REC-LIS
The flight from Recife (REC) to Lisbon (LIS) takes 7h 15m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Recife (REC) -> Lisbon (LIS) route, on-time performance is 100% with an average delay of -4 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Recife-Lisbon is 0.00% across 14 monitored flights.
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.
