# Distance from Lima (LIM) to Yinchuan (YEH)

> 17,057 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,057 km / 10,599 mi / 9,210 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 355° (north)
- **Return heading**: 7° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Peru) → China
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 13:26 in Lima, it's 02:26 in Yinchuan)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,036 ft (YEH 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

### [Yinchuan Helanshan Airport (YEH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yeh-yinchuan-yinchuan-helanshan-airport/1ef266e0-218b-6e9c-a6b5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yinchuan, China
- ICAO: _YEH
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 38.480000, 106.010000
- Elevation: 1,149 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 13:26 in Lima, it's 02:26 in Yinchuan.
With a 13-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)
- [Yinchuan Helanshan Airport (YEH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yeh-yinchuan-yinchuan-helanshan-airport/1ef266e0-218b-6e9c-a6b5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)