# Distance from Lisbon (LIS) to Rio Gallegos (RGL)

> 11,618 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,618 km / 7,219 mi / 6,273 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 214° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 44° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Portugal) → Argentina
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 04:06 in Lisbon, it's 00:06 in Rio Gallegos)
- **Elevation difference**: 313 ft (RGL is lower 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

### [Piloto Civil N. Fernandez Airport (RGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rgl-rio-gallegos-piloto-civil-n-fernandez-airport/1ef266df-92f8-6900-9e7e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rio Gallegos, Argentina
- ICAO: SAWG
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos
- Coordinates: -51.610000, -69.310000
- Elevation: 61 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 04:06 in Lisbon, it's 00:06 in Rio Gallegos.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lis-lisbon-lisbon-portela-airport/1ef266df-55e9-66ae-ae16-06bb2780ed98)
- [Piloto Civil N. Fernandez Airport (RGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rgl-rio-gallegos-piloto-civil-n-fernandez-airport/1ef266df-92f8-6900-9e7e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)