AirportsJorge Chávez International Airport is a large airport serving Lima, in Lima Region, Peru. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LIM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LIM
- ICAO code
- SPJC
- City
- Lima
- State or region
- Lima Region
- Country
- Peru
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 12.0219° S, 77.1143° W
- Elevation
- 34 m (113 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,507 m (11,506 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LIM means Jorge Chávez International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SPJC. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 12.0219° S, 77.1143° W. It stands 34 metres (113 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Lima, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Jorge Chávez International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,507 metres (11,506 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 25 airports of Peru on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16L/34R | 3,507 m 11,506 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 16R/34L | 3,480 m 11,417 ft | 45 m | Concrete | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco Carle AirportJauja | JAU | 181 km |
| Alferez Fap David Figueroa Fernandini AirportHuánuco | HUU | 258 km |
| Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte AirportAyacucho | AYP | 340 km |
| FAP Lieutenant Jaime Andres de Montreuil Morales AirportChimbote | CHM | 355 km |
| Maria Reiche Neuman AirportNazca | NZC | 392 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,770 km | 20 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 16,710 km | 20 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,827 km | 18 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,150 km | 12 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,866 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 6,721 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,822 km | 23 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 15,483 km | 19 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,794 km | 15 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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