Nonstop flight route between Blackwell, Oklahoma, United States and Lisbon, Portugal:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Earl Henry Airport (BWL), Blackwell, Oklahoma, United States and Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS), Lisbon, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,611 miles (or 7,421 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Earl Henry Airport and Lisbon Portela Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Earl Henry Airport and Lisbon Portela Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Earl Henry Airport (BWL):

• Earl Henry Airport (BWL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Earl Henry Airport (BWL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,780 miles (17,348 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Earl Henry Airport (BWL) is Ponca City Regional Airport (PNC), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) ESE of BWL.
• In addition to being known as "Earl Henry Airport", another name for BWL is "6OK6".

Facts about Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS):

• Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS) has 2 runways.
• The airport is now surrounded by urban development, being one of the few airports in Europe located inside a major city.
• In addition to being known as "Lisbon Portela Airport", another name for LIS is "Aeroporto da Portela".
• The closest airport to Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS) is Beja Airport (BYJ), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) SE of LIS.
• The TAP catering subsidiary, Catering de Portugal, S.A.
• Lisbon airport has an underground Metro de Lisboa station at the Southern edge of the Terminal 1 arrivals area.
• The airport opened on 15 October 1942 during the Second World War.
• At the end of the war the airport developed quickly and by 1946 was used by major airlines like Air France, British European Airways, Iberia, KLM, Sabena, Pan Am and Trans World Airlines and by 1954 the number of passengers had reached 100,000.
• ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal has its head office in Building 120.
• Lisbon Portela Airport handled 16,024,955 passengers last year.
• The airport is the main hub of TAP Portugal and its subsidiary Portugália, a focus city for easyJet, Ryanair and SATA International and also the base for charter airlines euroAtlantic Airways, Hi Fly and White Airways.
• The furthest airport from Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS) is New Plymouth Airport (NPL), which is nearly antipodal to Lisbon Portela Airport (meaning Lisbon Portela Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from New Plymouth Airport), and is located 12,258 miles (19,727 kilometers) away in New Plymouth, New Zealand.
• Because of Lisbon Portela Airport's relatively low elevation of 374 feet, planes can take off or land at Lisbon Portela Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.