# Distance from Lima (LIM) to Rapid City (RCA)

> 6,776 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,776 km / 4,210 mi / 3,659 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 339° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 151° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Peru) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 03:25 in Lima, it's 02:25 in Rapid City)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,163 ft (RCA 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

### [Ellsworth Afb Airport (RCA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rca-rapid-city-ellsworth-afb-airport/1ef266df-34a3-61a2-aab5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rapid City, United States
- ICAO: KRCA
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 44.150000, -103.100000
- Elevation: 3,276 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 03:25 in Lima, it's 02:25 in Rapid City.

## Related

- [Jorge Chavez International Airport (LIM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lim-lima-jorge-chavez-international-airport/1ef266df-c433-60b0-8c44-06bb2780ed98)
- [Ellsworth Afb Airport (RCA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rca-rapid-city-ellsworth-afb-airport/1ef266df-34a3-61a2-aab5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)