# Distance from Lima (LIM) to New Orleans (MSY)

> 4,879 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,879 km / 3,032 mi / 2,634 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 343° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 161° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Peru) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 23:35 in Lima, it's 23:35 in New Orleans)
- **Elevation difference**: 109 ft (MSY is lower than LIM)

## Airports

### [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

### [Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)](https://flightduration.online/airport/msy-new-orleans-louis-armstrong-new-orleans-international-airport/1ef266df-2c5d-6db2-8bc0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: New Orleans, United States
- ICAO: KMSY
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 29.990000, -90.260000
- Elevation: 4 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

## Related

- [Jorge Chavez International Airport (LIM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lim-lima-jorge-chavez-international-airport/1ef266df-c433-60b0-8c44-06bb2780ed98)
- [Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)](https://flightduration.online/airport/msy-new-orleans-louis-armstrong-new-orleans-international-airport/1ef266df-2c5d-6db2-8bc0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)