# Distance from Lisbon (LIS) to Mbala (MMQ)

> 6,749 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,749 km / 4,194 mi / 3,644 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 133° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 325° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Portugal) → Zambia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 16:43 in Lisbon, it's 17:43 in Mbala)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,080 ft (MMQ is higher than LIS)

## Airports

### [Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lis-lisbon-lisbon-portela-airport/1ef266df-55e9-66ae-ae16-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lisbon, Portugal
- ICAO: LPPT
- Timezone: Europe/Lisbon
- Coordinates: 38.780000, -9.140000
- Elevation: 374 ft

### [Mbala Airport (MMQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mmq-mbala-mbala-airport/1ef266de-da1f-65be-9d9b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mbala, Zambia
- ICAO: FLBA
- Timezone: Africa/Lusaka
- Coordinates: -8.860000, 31.340000
- Elevation: 5,454 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 16:43 in Lisbon, it's 17:43 in Mbala.

## Related

- [Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lis-lisbon-lisbon-portela-airport/1ef266df-55e9-66ae-ae16-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mbala Airport (MMQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mmq-mbala-mbala-airport/1ef266de-da1f-65be-9d9b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)