Nonstop flight route between Lisbon, Portugal and Morristown, New Jersey, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS), Lisbon, Portugal and Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU), Morristown, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,386 miles (or 5,449 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 Lisbon Portela Airport and Morristown Municipal 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 Lisbon Portela Airport and Morristown Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS):

• 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.
• Lisbon Airport has two runways, both served by parallel taxiways for higher traffic use, and capable of accommodating large-size aircraft such as the Boeing 747-400.
• The selection of Alcochete was announced on 10 January 2008, more than 35 years after the first capacity increase studies were initiated.
• In addition to being known as "Lisbon Portela Airport", another name for LIS is "Aeroporto da Portela".
• Carris city buses stop just outside Terminal 1 arrivals, with bus route 783 connecting to Marquis of Pombal Square, and Amoreiras and night route 208 to downtown Baixa and Cais do Sodré train station and to Gare do Oriente train station.
• The closest airport to Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS) is Beja Airport (BYJ), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) SE of LIS.
• Lisbon Portela Airport handled 16,024,955 passengers last year.
• The airport is now surrounded by urban development, being one of the few airports in Europe located inside a major city.
• 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.
• A major upgrade in 1959–62 included a new runway capable of taking the first generation jets, Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8.
• Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS) has 2 runways.

Facts about Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU):

• Because of Morristown Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 187 feet, planes can take off or land at Morristown Municipal 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.
• Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU) has 2 runways.
• Morristown Municipal Airport covers 625 acres at an elevation of 187 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU) is Essex County Airport (CDW), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NE of MMU.
• The furthest airport from Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,732 miles (18,880 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.