Great-circle route LGW ↔ OPO. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample. The two directions are not identical — that is normal on scheduled routes.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| LGW → OPO London to Porto |
35/wk | Daily | British Airways, TAP Portugal, easyJet |
| OPO → LGW Porto to London |
40/wk | Daily | British Airways, TAP Portugal, easyJet |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
3 airlines fly the LGW–OPO nonstop, including British Airways, TAP Portugal, easyJet.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A320, Airbus A320 NEO, Airbus A321, Embraer 195 and 1 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between London Gatwick Airport and Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport is 794 miles, or 1,278 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 794 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,278 km |
| Nautical miles | 690 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 3 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 75 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 10m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 794-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
About 35 a week from London to Porto and 40 a week from Porto to London, from our most recent schedule sample.
British Airways, TAP Portugal, easyJet.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A320, Airbus A320 NEO, Airbus A321, Embraer 195. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
