# Distance from Lima (LIM) to Pukarua (PUK)

> 6,442 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,442 km / 4,003 mi / 3,478 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 93° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Peru) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 04:05 in Lima, it's 23:05 in Pukarua)
- **Elevation difference**: 108 ft (PUK is lower 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

### [Pukarua Airport (PUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/puk-pukarua-pukarua-airport/1ef266df-7369-6a80-98fb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pukarua, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGQ
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -18.300000, -137.020000
- Elevation: 5 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 04:05 in Lima, it's 23:05 in Pukarua.
The 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)
- [Pukarua Airport (PUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/puk-pukarua-pukarua-airport/1ef266df-7369-6a80-98fb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)