# Distance from Lima (LIM) to Kangerlussuaq (SFJ)

> 9,045 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,045 km / 5,621 mi / 4,884 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 10° (north)
- **Return heading**: 206° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Peru) → Greenland
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 19:30 in Lima, it's 23:30 in Kangerlussuaq)
- **Elevation difference**: 52 ft (SFJ 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

### [Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sfj-kangerlussuaq-kangerlussuaq-airport/1ef266de-9d37-61a6-acb2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kangerlussuaq, Greenland
- ICAO: BGSF
- Timezone: America/Nuuk
- Coordinates: 67.010000, -50.710000
- Elevation: 165 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 19:30 in Lima, it's 23:30 in Kangerlussuaq.
The 4-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)
- [Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sfj-kangerlussuaq-kangerlussuaq-airport/1ef266de-9d37-61a6-acb2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)