TAP Air Portugal· Callsign TAP072

TP72 from Rio De Janeiro to Lisbon, tracked live

TAP Air Portugal between Rio De Janeiro and Lisbon: 7,715 km north-east, long-haul, tracked live here whenever it is transmitting.

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GIG
Rio De Janeiro
Rio Galeão - Tom Jobim International Airport
7,715 km · 4,794 mi
Non-stop
LIS
Lisbon
Humberto Delgado Airport
Aircraft
Airbus A330-900neo
typical equipment
Distance
7,715 km
4,166 nautical miles
Heading
28°
tracks north-east
Clock change
+3 h
on arrival
Range used
58%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#145
of 439 tracked routes

Follow TP72 in real time

The aircraft appears below whenever it is airborne and inside receiver coverage. Its planned route is drawn between the two airports.

TP72 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near departure time. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

TP72 at a glance

  • The trip: 7,715 km (4,794 miles) from Rio De Janeiro to Lisbon, flying north-east.
  • How long: no published block time for this service yet.
  • Your watch: set it 3 hours forward on arrival.
  • Window seat tip: either side works on this heading.
  • The plane: usually an Airbus A330-900neo. This route uses about 58% of how far it can fly.

TP72 route overview: GIG to LIS

TP72 distance and great-circle path

TP72 covers 7,715 km, or 4,794 miles. That makes it a long-haul flight, a widebody route with a full night's flying time. Of the 439 routes we track, it ranks 145 by distance.

This flight changes hemisphere. Rio De Janeiro sits in the southern half of the world and Lisbon in the northern, so the 7,715 km run north-east lands in the opposite season to the one it left. Watches move 3 hours forward between the two gates. It links Brazil with Portugal.

Our guide explains how the GIG-LIS route appears on a tracker map.

Can the Airbus A330-900neo comfortably fly TP72?

Not really. It uses about 58% of the Airbus A330-900neo's range. That leaves room for a full load of passengers and bags. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A330-900neo.

What to know about TP72

  • Time change: you land 3 hours ahead of the time you left.
  • Crosses the equator: you swap seasons between takeoff and landing.

What we know about TP72

What flying GIG to LIS takes

It is a long-haul sector, a widebody route with a full night's flying time. TAP Air Portugal needs a widebody twinjet: the sector needs long-range tanks and a cabin crew rest provision, which rules out most single-aisle types.

How we verified this

The origin and destination on this page are the ones we verified for callsign TAP072 through adsbdb, not a schedule copied from elsewhere. We have logged it airborne on 38 days between 2026-09-20 and 2026-10-29. Timings are observations, not an official operational status: always confirm with the airline before travelling.

This page was published from our own tracking record rather than a third-party schedule feed, so it grows as we see the flight again. The seven-day log below is the raw version of the same evidence.

TP72 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 6 observations of TP72 across 6 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-10-29. Those records contain 4 distinct transponder addresses. The most frequently resolved route was GIG-LIS (6 records).

The median recorded visibility was 522 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
2026-10-29 GIG → LIS 01:19 UTC 10:15 UTC 8h 56m
2026-10-27 GIG → LIS 02:49 UTC 11:47 UTC 8h 57m
2026-10-26 GIG → LIS 01:22 UTC 10:52 UTC 9h 30m
2026-10-24 GIG → LIS 00:36 UTC 07:27 UTC 6h 51m
2026-10-23 GIG → LIS 22:19 UTC 23:21 UTC 1h 2m
2026-10-22 GIG → LIS 00:02 UTC 08:29 UTC 8h 28m

“First/last tracked” are when TP72 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on TP72

Every scheduled service we follow is listed in the tracker directory, including TAP Air Portugal and other tracked flights grouped by airline.

GIG Rio Galeão - Tom Jobim International Airport Rio De Janeiro, Brazil · live radar →
LIS Humberto Delgado Airport Lisbon, Portugal · live radar →
A339 Airbus A330-900neo Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does TP72 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Airbus A330-900, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown7,715 km
AircraftAirbus A330-900neo
Fuel burn rate5.97 kg per km
Fuel burned46,026 kg
CO2, whole flight145.4 tonnes
Seats, typical layout260
Passengers carried216 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger673 kg

Where that lands by cabin

The aircraft burns the same fuel whoever is aboard, so the cabins divide one total rather than each carrying their own. A seat's share is the floor it takes up, which is why an economy seat comes out below the 673 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy213 seats, 177 flown
488 kg CO2 per seat
Business39 seats, 32 flown
1,416 kg CO2 per seat
First8 seats, 7 flown
1,954 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, TP72 emits what 2,424 trees take back out of the air in a year. One economy seat on it accounts for about the same carbon dioxide as driving a petrol car 3,961 km, or 19,238 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at sectors of 6,204 km and 8,612 km, interpolated to this route's 7,715 km. It counts carbon dioxide only, and the cabin split assumes the layout typical of this size of aircraft. Read the full method, sources and caveats, or put TP72 against another flight.

Guides relevant to TP72

Chosen from this route's distance, timing, aircraft, airline and airports.

Narrowbody vs widebody aircraft A long-haul sector makes aircraft size, cabin layout and range especially relevant.
Boeing versus Airbus The typical aircraft is built by Airbus; these visual clues help identify it.
Airline alliances explained TAP Air Portugal belongs to Star Alliance, which affects connections and codeshares.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

The route and typical schedule are maintained reference data. Live ADS-B observations are evidence of receiver coverage, not proof of on-time performance. Always confirm the operating date and times with the airline.

Read our schedule and observation review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

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TP72 frequently asked questions

How long is the TP72 flight?

Rio De Janeiro to Lisbon is 7,715 km (4,794 miles) in a straight line. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates TP72?

Typically an Airbus A330-900neo (full specifications), using roughly 58% of that type's published range.

Does TP72 fly every day?

Frequency varies by season. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track TP72 live?

Yes. Whenever TP72 is airborne and in receiver coverage the map above follows it live, with altitude, ground speed and heading. Between rotations, the seven-day log above shows where it has been.

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