# Distance from Ketchikan (KTN) to Lima (LIM)

> 9,043 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,043 km / 5,619 mi / 4,883 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 126° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 332° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Peru
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 11:37 in Ketchikan, it's 14:37 in Lima)
- **Elevation difference**: 21 ft (LIM is higher than KTN)

## Airports

### [Ketchikan International Airport (KTN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ktn-ketchikan-ketchikan-international-airport/1ef266df-871d-6860-8cd1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ketchikan, United States
- ICAO: PAKT
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 55.350000, -131.710000
- Elevation: 92 ft

### [Jorge Chavez International Airport (LIM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lim-lima-jorge-chavez-international-airport/1ef266df-c433-60b0-8c44-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lima, Peru
- ICAO: SPJC
- Timezone: America/Lima
- Coordinates: -12.020000, -77.110000
- Elevation: 113 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 11:37 in Ketchikan, it's 14:37 in Lima.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Ketchikan International Airport (KTN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ktn-ketchikan-ketchikan-international-airport/1ef266df-871d-6860-8cd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Jorge Chavez International Airport (LIM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lim-lima-jorge-chavez-international-airport/1ef266df-c433-60b0-8c44-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)