Informational Guide to Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) - Non Official

TP281 TAP Air Portugal - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight UA6852 from United Airlines (UA) is a codeshare flight operated by TAP Air Portugal (TP) under the flight number TP281. Check this page for details about flight TP281.

Below, you can find details about TAP Air Portugal flight TP281, which currently operates between the airports of Lisbon - Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (Airport Code LIS) and Maputo - Maputo International Airport (Airport Code MPM).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Tuesday, October 14, 2025.

TP281 On Time performance:
31
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

TP281 TAP Air Portugal to Maputo

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Tuesday October 14, 2025

Airline information

TAP Air Portugal
TAP Air Portugal
Equipment: Airbus A330-900neo

Departure

Lisbon (LIS)
October 14, 2025
Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
19:10
Terminal:
1
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 19:10

Arrival

Maputo (MPM)
October 15, 2025
Maputo International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
06:40
Terminal:
B
Gate:
41A
Scheduled Arrival Time: 06:40
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- UA6852 - United Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight TP281?
The flight TP281 is scheduled to flight on Tuesday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight TP281?
The distance between the two airports is 8402 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight TP281?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 10:30 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 10:23 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Lisbon: 2025-10-14 13:27:35
Current Time in Maputo: 2025-10-14 14:27:35

Alternative Flights

TAP Air Portugal is the only airline operating the route from Lisbon to Maputo.

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from July 13, 2025 to October 10, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 39
On Time: 12 ( 31 % )
Moderate Delay: 12 ( 31 % )
Significant Delay: 12 ( 31 % )
Major Delay: 3 ( 8 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 21 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from April 11, 2025 to October 10, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from October 04, 2024 to September 30, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Last Past Flights TP281

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Monday
13 October
18:27
Lisbon (LIS)
05:47
Maputo (MPM)
10h 20min
Airbus A330-90
Airbus A330-90
Landed - On-time
Saturday
11 October
19:47
Lisbon (LIS)
07:14
Maputo (MPM)
10h 27min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
08 October
19:18
Lisbon (LIS)
06:36
Maputo (MPM)
10h 18min
Airbus A330-90
Airbus A330-90
Landed - On-time
Monday
06 October
18:41
Lisbon (LIS)
06:15
Maputo (MPM)
10h 34min
Airbus A330-90
Airbus A330-90
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
04 October
18:24
Lisbon (LIS)
05:50
Maputo (MPM)
10h 26min
Airbus A330-90
Airbus A330-90
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
01 October
19:35
Lisbon (LIS)
06:59
Maputo (MPM)
10h 24min
Airbus A330-90
Airbus A330-90
Landed - On-time
Monday
29 September
18:09
Lisbon (LIS)
05:42
Maputo (MPM)
10h 33min
Airbus A330-90
Airbus A330-90
Landed - On-time
Saturday
27 September
17:05
Lisbon (LIS)
04:33
Maputo (MPM)
10h 28min
Airbus A330-90
Airbus A330-90
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
24 September
19:25
Lisbon (LIS)
06:51
Maputo (MPM)
10h 26min
Airbus A330-90
Airbus A330-90
Landed - On-time
Monday
22 September
18:22
Lisbon (LIS)
23:02
Maputo (MPM)
03h 40min
Airbus A330-90
Airbus A330-90
- On-time