TP217 distance and great-circle path
TP217 covers 5,125 km, or 3,184 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 227 by distance.
The plane leaves Lisbon heading north-west. On the map above, the line looks curved. That is normal. The shortest path over a round planet never looks straight on a flat screen. Our guide explains how the LIS-BOS route appears on a tracker map.
Why TP217 block time differs from cruise time
The schedule allows 7.2 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 707 km/h. An Airbus A321LR cruises faster than that. The gap is taxi time, climbing, descending and holding.
Flying west, this route pushes against the wind. The trip back east is usually shorter, even though the distance is the same. See how high-altitude winds behave in our guide to turbulence and jet streams.
Can the Airbus A321LR comfortably fly TP217?
Yes. The route uses roughly 86% of what an Airbus A321LR can fly. On a windy day the airline may carry less cargo to save fuel. Flights this close to the limit are the ones that sometimes make a fuel stop. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A321LR.
What to know about TP217
- Time change: you land 4 hours behind the time you left.