# Distance from Cairns (CNS) to Lima (LIM)

> 14,313 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,313 km / 8,894 mi / 7,728 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 121° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 237° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Peru
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 11:11 in Cairns, it's 20:11 in Lima)
- **Elevation difference**: 103 ft (LIM is higher than CNS)

## Airports

### [Cairns International Airport (CNS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cns-cairns-cairns-international-airport/1ef266e0-057c-615c-a6c7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cairns, Australia
- ICAO: YBCS
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -16.890000, 145.750000
- Elevation: 10 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 11:11 in Cairns, it's 20:11 in Lima.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cairns International Airport (CNS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cns-cairns-cairns-international-airport/1ef266e0-057c-615c-a6c7-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)