# Distance from Bakersfield (BFL) to Lima (LIM)

> 6,876 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,876 km / 4,272 mi / 3,713 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 132° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Peru
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 14:43 in Bakersfield, it's 16:43 in Lima)
- **Elevation difference**: 397 ft (LIM is lower than BFL)

## Airports

### [Meadows Field (BFL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bfl-bakersfield-meadows-field/1ef266df-1052-68d4-9731-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bakersfield, United States
- ICAO: KBFL
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 35.430000, -119.060000
- Elevation: 510 ft

### [Jorge Chavez International Airport (LIM)](https://www.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 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.

Time-zone information: When it's 14:43 in Bakersfield, it's 16:43 in Lima.

## Related

- [Meadows Field (BFL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bfl-bakersfield-meadows-field/1ef266df-1052-68d4-9731-06bb2780ed98)
- [Jorge Chavez International Airport (LIM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lim-lima-jorge-chavez-international-airport/1ef266df-c433-60b0-8c44-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)