# Distance from Lima (LIM) to Timbuktu (TOM)

> 8,746 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,746 km / 5,435 mi / 4,723 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 70° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 254° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Peru) → Mali
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 04:31 in Lima, it's 09:31 in Timbuktu)
- **Elevation difference**: 750 ft (TOM 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

### [Timbuktu Airport (TOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tom-timbuktu-timbuktu-airport/1ef266de-e762-6af0-8ffc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Timbuktu, Mali
- ICAO: GATB
- Timezone: Africa/Bamako
- Coordinates: 16.730000, -3.010000
- Elevation: 863 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 04:31 in Lima, it's 09:31 in Timbuktu.
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)
- [Timbuktu Airport (TOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tom-timbuktu-timbuktu-airport/1ef266de-e762-6af0-8ffc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)