# Distance from Lima (LIM) to Yakutat (YAK)

> 9,693 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,693 km / 6,023 mi / 5,234 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 333° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 120° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Peru) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 07:27 in Lima, it's 04:27 in Yakutat)
- **Elevation difference**: 73 ft (YAK is lower 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

### [Yakutat Airport (YAK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yak-yakutat-yakutat-airport/1ef266df-88a8-66e4-b348-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yakutat, United States
- ICAO: PAYA
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 59.500000, -139.660000
- Elevation: 40 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 07:27 in Lima, it's 04:27 in Yakutat.
The 3-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)
- [Yakutat Airport (YAK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yak-yakutat-yakutat-airport/1ef266df-88a8-66e4-b348-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)