# Distance from Hickory (HKY) to Lima (LIM)

> 5,330 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,330 km / 3,312 mi / 2,878 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 174° (south)
- **Return heading**: 355° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Peru
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 12:12 in Hickory, it's 11:12 in Lima)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,077 ft (LIM is lower than HKY)

## Airports

### [Hickory Regional Airport (HKY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hky-hickory-hickory-regional-airport/1ef266df-20c7-62a0-a831-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hickory, United States
- ICAO: KHKY
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 35.740000, -81.390000
- Elevation: 1,190 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 12:12 in Hickory, it's 11:12 in Lima.

## Related

- [Hickory Regional Airport (HKY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hky-hickory-hickory-regional-airport/1ef266df-20c7-62a0-a831-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)