# Distance from Lima (LIM) to Kantchari (XKA)

> 9,089 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,089 km / 5,648 mi / 4,908 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Peru) → Burkina Faso
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 10:06 in Lima, it's 15:06 in Kantchari)
- **Elevation difference**: 766 ft (XKA 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

### [Kantchari Airport (XKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xka-kantchari-kantchari-airport/1ef266de-b6b0-61be-8ec9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kantchari, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFEL
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 12.470000, 1.500000
- Elevation: 879 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 10:06 in Lima, it's 15:06 in Kantchari.
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)
- [Kantchari Airport (XKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xka-kantchari-kantchari-airport/1ef266de-b6b0-61be-8ec9-06bb2780ed98)
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