# Distance from Lima (LIM) to Maafaru (NMF)

> 16,713 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,713 km / 10,385 mi / 9,024 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 99° (east)
- **Return heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Peru) → Maldives
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 17:51 in Lima, it's 03:51 in Maafaru)
- **Elevation difference**: 108 ft (NMF 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

### [Maafaru International Airport (NMF)](https://flightduration.online/airport/nmf-maafaru-maafaru-international-airport/1ef266df-f438-609e-aa2a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Maafaru, Maldives
- ICAO: VRDA
- Timezone: Indian/Maldives
- Coordinates: 5.820000, 73.470000
- Elevation: 6 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 17:51 in Lima, it's 03:51 in Maafaru.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Jorge Chavez International Airport (LIM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lim-lima-jorge-chavez-international-airport/1ef266df-c433-60b0-8c44-06bb2780ed98)
- [Maafaru International Airport (NMF)](https://flightduration.online/airport/nmf-maafaru-maafaru-international-airport/1ef266df-f438-609e-aa2a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)