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

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tinker Air Force Base (TIK), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States and Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS), Lisbon, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,666 miles (or 7,508 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 Tinker Air Force Base 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 Tinker Air Force Base and Lisbon Portela Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tinker Air Force Base (TIK):

• The 507th Air Refueling Wing of the Air Force Reserve Command is one of two Air Force Reserve flying units in the state of Oklahoma.
• The base, originally known as Midwest Air Depot, is named in honor of Oklahoma native Major General Clarence L.
• In addition to being known as "Tinker Air Force Base", another name for TIK is "Tinker AFB".
• The furthest airport from Tinker Air Force Base (TIK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,843 miles (17,449 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• STRATCOMWING ONE's primary mission is to receive, verify and retransmit Emergency Action Messages to US strategic forces.
• The closest airport to Tinker Air Force Base (TIK) is Will Rogers World Airport (OKC), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) W of TIK.
• Tinker is also the home of the United States Navy's Strategic Communications Wing One.
• The 552d Air Control Wing flies Air Combat Command's E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft.
• Civil Air Patrol Oklahoma Wing Headquarters is located at the base ops building.

Facts about Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS):

• 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.
• The airport is now surrounded by urban development, being one of the few airports in Europe located inside a major city.
• Lisbon Portela Airport, also known as Lisbon Airport, is an international airport located in the city of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal.
• 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.
• 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 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 Portela Airport handled 16,024,955 passengers last year.
• Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS) has 2 runways.
• Two bicycle paths connect the airport roundabout, situated 300m South of Terminal 1 to the city's 50 km cycle infrastructure network.