REC → LISRecife to Lisbon

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Direct flights from Recife (REC) to Lisbon (LIS): 12 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 58% of the last 12 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes early. 1 of the 12 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 5,857 km, an estimated 8 hours 1 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Recife and Lisbon. Updated 14 November 2026 at 15:08 UTC.

Today, REC → LIS

Sat 14 Nov · local times
  1. · TP12TAP AIR PORTUGAL Departed Landed 09:40 −15

Checked LIS board 15:08

REC Recife tracking
LIS Lisbon smooth · +0
5,857 km · ~8h 01m est.
dep bank 05:50–09:5512x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 12x weekly · nonstop
58% on time

of the last 12 tracked REC → LIS flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −6 min. 1 of 12 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−6 minacross the last 11 arrivals
Flight time~8h 01mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures12x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled8.3%recent route rate · 1 of 12

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
TAP Air Portugal

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
TAP Air PortugalTP58% on time

Flights TP16 05:50 We Fr Su · TP12 09:55 daily · TP2506 varies Mo Th

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14TP12arrived−15
11-13TP12arrived+1
11-13TP16arrived−15
11-12TP12cancelledCNX
11-12TP2506arrived+20
11-11TP12arrived−422
11-11TP16arrived−6
11-10TP12arrived+24
11-09TP12arrived+45
11-08TP12arrived+25
11-08TP16arrived−28
11-07TP12arrived−10

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
RECRecife tracking Full REC delay board →
LISLisbon +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SW 10 kt Full LIS delay board →

How the Recife to Lisbon route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop REC to LIS flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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How we measure this →

REC to LIS questions

Is REC–LIS running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from REC to LIS?

Great-circle distance is 5,857 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 443–532 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does REC–LIS fly?

TAP Air Portugal runs the route with about 12 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at REC and arrival-side delay at LIS, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.