TAP Air Portugal· Callsign TAP285 ·Daily

TP285 LIS → LAD

Luanda continues the historic colonial-era air link first flown in 1946 on the Imperial Line.

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Lisbon
Humberto Delgado Airport
22:10 WEST (UTC+1)
7h 45m
5,780 km · 3,591 mi
Non-stop
Luanda
Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport
05:55 WAT (UTC+1)
Typical schedule · next departure Thursday, July 30 · times shown in airport local time
Aircraft
Airbus A330-900
typical equipment
Distance
5,780 km
3,121 nautical miles
Heading
151°
tracks south-east
Clock change
0 h
same time zone
Block speed
746 km/h
gate to gate average
Length rank
#146
of 255 tracked routes

Follow TP285 in real time

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

TP285 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near 22:10 at LIS. The full map has the rest of the sky.

TP285 at a glance

  • The trip: 5,780 km (3,591 miles) from Lisbon to Luanda, flying south-east.
  • How long: 7h 45m gate to gate. That is about 746 km/h on average, taxi time included.
  • The plane: usually an Airbus A330-900.
  • Your watch: no change, both cities share a clock.
  • Window seat tip: either side works on this heading.
  • When it goes: out of LIS in late evening, into LAD in early morning. It is an overnight, so most of the cabin will try to sleep.

TP285 route overview: LIS to LAD

TP285 distance and great-circle path

TP285 covers 5,780 km, or 3,591 miles. That makes it a long-haul flight, a widebody route with a full night's flying time. Of the 255 routes we track, it ranks 146 by distance.

The plane leaves Lisbon heading south-east. 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–LAD route appears on a tracker map.

Why TP285 block time differs from cruise time

The schedule allows 7.8 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 746 km/h. An Airbus A330-900 cruises faster than that. The gap is taxi time, climbing, descending and holding.

Winds aloft shift the real flight time by up to an hour in either direction. See how timing changes the trip in our red-eye flight guide.

What to know about TP285

  • Time change: none. Both cities keep the same clock, so arrival time reads exactly as you expect.
  • Crosses the equator: you swap seasons between takeoff and landing.

TP285 activity in the past 7 days

No stored observation has been recorded in this seven-day window. The published schedule and route above remain reference data, not evidence that the flight operated.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
No tracked activity recorded yet for the past 7 days. Activity is logged every time this flight appears on the live map.

“First/last tracked” are when TP285 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on TP285

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

Other tracked flights from Lisbon

FlightRouteTypical aircraft
TP207Lisbon (LIS) → New York (JFK) Airbus A330-900TP207 flight tracker →
TP81Lisbon (LIS) → Sao Paulo (GRU) Airbus A330-900TP81 flight tracker →
TP217Lisbon (LIS) → Boston (BOS) Airbus A321LRTP217 flight tracker →
TP1930Lisbon (LIS) → Porto (OPO) Airbus A320neoTP1930 flight tracker →

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.

TP285 frequently asked questions

How long is the TP285 flight?

Lisbon to Luanda is 5,780 km (3,591 miles) in a straight line, scheduled at 7.8 hours gate to gate. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates TP285?

Typically an Airbus A330-900.

Does TP285 fly every day?

The published pattern is daily, departing 22:10 local from LIS. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track TP285 live?

Yes. Whenever TP285 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.

More TAP Air Portugal flights to watch

FlightRouteTypical aircraft
TP207 Lisbon (LIS) → New York (JFK) Airbus A330-900 TP207 flight tracker →
TP81 Lisbon (LIS) → Sao Paulo (GRU) Airbus A330-900 TP81 flight tracker →
TP217 Lisbon (LIS) → Boston (BOS) Airbus A321LR TP217 flight tracker →
TP1930 Lisbon (LIS) → Porto (OPO) Airbus A320neo TP1930 flight tracker →