# Distance from Buta Zega Airport (BZU) to Lima (LIM)

> 11,366 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,366 km / 7,063 mi / 6,137 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 258° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 90° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Peru
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 02:50 in Buta Zega Airport, it's 19:50 in Lima)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,265 ft (LIM is lower than BZU)

## Airports

### [Buta Zega Airport (BZU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bzu-buta-zega-airport/1ef266de-e41d-6624-b10a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Buta Zega Airport, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZKJ
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: 2.820000, 24.790000
- Elevation: 1,378 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 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 02:50 in Buta Zega Airport, it's 19:50 in Lima.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Buta Zega Airport (BZU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bzu-buta-zega-airport/1ef266de-e41d-6624-b10a-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)