# Distance from Lima (LIM) to Gaua Island (ZGU)

> 12,313 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,313 km / 7,651 mi / 6,649 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 250° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 109° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Peru) → Vanuatu
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +16h (When it's 06:54 in Lima, it's 22:54 in Gaua Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 113 ft (ZGU 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

### [Gaua Island Airport (ZGU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/zgu-gaua-island-gaua-island-airport/1ef266df-74a2-69d8-a82d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gaua Island, Vanuatu
- ICAO: NVSQ
- Timezone: Pacific/Efate
- Coordinates: -14.220000, 167.590000
- Elevation: 0 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 06:54 in Lima, it's 22:54 in Gaua Island.
With a 16-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)
- [Gaua Island Airport (ZGU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/zgu-gaua-island-gaua-island-airport/1ef266df-74a2-69d8-a82d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)