# Distance from Lima (LIM) to Richmond Airport (RCM)

> 14,308 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,308 km / 8,891 mi / 7,726 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 231° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 126° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Peru) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +15h (When it's 05:03 in Lima, it's 20:03 in Richmond Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 563 ft (RCM 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

### [Richmond Airport (RCM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rcm-richmond-airport/1ef266e0-181f-67f0-afb8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Richmond Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YRMD
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -20.700000, 143.120000
- Elevation: 676 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 05:03 in Lima, it's 20:03 in Richmond Airport.
With a 15-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)
- [Richmond Airport (RCM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rcm-richmond-airport/1ef266e0-181f-67f0-afb8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)