# Distance from Lima (LIM) to Sheghnan (SGA)

> 15,797 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,797 km / 9,816 mi / 8,530 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 304° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Peru) → Afghanistan
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +9.5h (When it's 17:23 in Lima, it's 02:53 in Sheghnan)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,587 ft (SGA 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

### [Sheghnan Airport (SGA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sga-sheghnan-sheghnan-airport/1ef266df-78e4-6456-9dda-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sheghnan, Afghanistan
- ICAO: OASN
- Timezone: Asia/Kabul
- Coordinates: 37.570000, 71.500000
- Elevation: 6,700 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 17:23 in Lima, it's 02:53 in Sheghnan.
With a 9.5-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)
- [Sheghnan Airport (SGA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sga-sheghnan-sheghnan-airport/1ef266df-78e4-6456-9dda-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)