# Distance from Kitwe (KIW) to Lima (LIM)

> 11,319 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,319 km / 7,033 mi / 6,112 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 255° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 106° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Zambia) → Peru
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 12:07 in Kitwe, it's 05:07 in Lima)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,032 ft (LIM is lower than KIW)

## Airports

### [Southdowns Airport (KIW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kiw-kitwe-southdowns-airport/1ef266de-db18-6fec-81ac-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kitwe, Zambia
- ICAO: FLSO
- Timezone: Africa/Lusaka
- Coordinates: -12.900000, 28.150000
- Elevation: 4,145 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 12:07 in Kitwe, it's 05:07 in Lima.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Southdowns Airport (KIW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kiw-kitwe-southdowns-airport/1ef266de-db18-6fec-81ac-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)