# Distance from Lima (LIM) to Medan (MES)

> 18,966 km · estimated flight time 23h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,966 km / 11,785 mi / 10,241 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 23h
- **Heading**: 153° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 206° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Peru) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 20:18 in Lima, it's 08:18 in Medan)
- **Elevation difference**: 1 ft (MES 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

### [Soewondo Air Force Base (MES)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mes-medan-soewondo-air-force-base/1ef266df-fd5f-624e-b5f6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Medan, Indonesia
- ICAO: WIMK
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: 3.560000, 98.670000
- Elevation: 114 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 20:18 in Lima, it's 08:18 in Medan.
With a 12-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)
- [Soewondo Air Force Base (MES)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mes-medan-soewondo-air-force-base/1ef266df-fd5f-624e-b5f6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)