# Distance from Lima (LIM) to Nuku Hiva Airport (NHV)

> 6,898 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,898 km / 4,287 mi / 3,725 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 266° (west)
- **Return heading**: 99° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Peru) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -4.5h (When it's 18:17 in Lima, it's 13:47 in Nuku Hiva Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 107 ft (NHV 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

### [Nuku Hiva Airport (NHV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nhv-nuku-hiva-airport/1ef266df-73b1-6fba-93f7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nuku Hiva Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTMD
- Timezone: Pacific/Marquesas
- Coordinates: -8.800000, -140.230000
- Elevation: 220 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 18:17 in Lima, it's 13:47 in Nuku Hiva Airport.
The 4.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Jorge Chavez International Airport (LIM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lim-lima-jorge-chavez-international-airport/1ef266df-c433-60b0-8c44-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nuku Hiva Airport (NHV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nhv-nuku-hiva-airport/1ef266df-73b1-6fba-93f7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)