# Distance from Lisbon (LIS) to Fairbanks (MTX)

> 7,947 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,947 km / 4,938 mi / 4,291 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 343° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 33° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Portugal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 11:41 in Lisbon, it's 02:41 in Fairbanks)
- **Elevation difference**: 58 ft (MTX 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

### [Metro Field (MTX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mtx-fairbanks-metro-field/1ef266df-2c6a-6df0-9cea-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fairbanks, United States
- ICAO: KMTF
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 64.810000, -147.760000
- Elevation: 432 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 11:41 in Lisbon, it's 02:41 in Fairbanks.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lis-lisbon-lisbon-portela-airport/1ef266df-55e9-66ae-ae16-06bb2780ed98)
- [Metro Field (MTX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mtx-fairbanks-metro-field/1ef266df-2c6a-6df0-9cea-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)