# Distance from Lima (LIM) to Tambao (TMQ)

> 9,003 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,003 km / 5,594 mi / 4,861 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 73° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 255° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Peru) → Burkina Faso
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 07:15 in Lima, it's 12:15 in Tambao)
- **Elevation difference**: 707 ft (TMQ 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

### [Tambao Airport (TMQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tmq-tambao-tambao-airport/1ef266de-b6b4-634a-9b73-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tambao, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFEM
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 14.800000, 0.050000
- Elevation: 820 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 07:15 in Lima, it's 12:15 in Tambao.
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)
- [Tambao Airport (TMQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tmq-tambao-tambao-airport/1ef266de-b6b4-634a-9b73-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)