# Distance from Lisbon (LIS) to Sterling/Rockfalls (SQI)

> 6,579 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,579 km / 4,088 mi / 3,552 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 301° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 64° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Portugal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 22:55 in Lisbon, it's 16:55 in Sterling/Rockfalls)
- **Elevation difference**: 274 ft (SQI 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

### [Whiteside County/Jos H Bittorf Field (SQI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sqi-sterlingrockfalls-whiteside-countyjos-h-bittorf-field/1ef266df-396a-62d0-b1cf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sterling/Rockfalls, United States
- ICAO: KSQI
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 41.740000, -89.680000
- Elevation: 648 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 22:55 in Lisbon, it's 16:55 in Sterling/Rockfalls.
With a 6-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)
- [Whiteside County/Jos H Bittorf Field (SQI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sqi-sterlingrockfalls-whiteside-countyjos-h-bittorf-field/1ef266df-396a-62d0-b1cf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)