# Distance from Lima (LIM) to Lhasa (LXA)

> 17,729 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,729 km / 11,016 mi / 9,573 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 31° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 325° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Peru) → China
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 12:29 in Lima, it's 01:29 in Lhasa)
- **Elevation difference**: 13,023 ft (LXA is higher than LIM)

## Airports

### [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

### [Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lxa-lhasa-lhasa-gonggar-airport/1ef266e0-20ad-6548-b3aa-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lhasa, China
- ICAO: ZULS
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 29.300000, 90.910000
- Elevation: 13,136 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 12:29 in Lima, it's 01:29 in Lhasa.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Jorge Chavez International Airport (LIM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lim-lima-jorge-chavez-international-airport/1ef266df-c433-60b0-8c44-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lxa-lhasa-lhasa-gonggar-airport/1ef266e0-20ad-6548-b3aa-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)