New York (JFK) to Lima (LIM)
Flight time
≈ 8h 05m
Bearing
184° S
New York (JFK) to Lima (LIM) is 3,645 miles (5,866 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies JFK–LIM
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Lan Peru Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop JFK–LIM; the Boeing 767-300 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 93% full.
Departures
90
July 2026
Seats
20,700
both directions
Passengers
19,222
both directions
Load factor
92.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies JFK–LIM?
Lan Peru Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop JFK–LIM in July 2026 (90 departures).
- LP
Lan Peru Airlines
90 departures · 20,700 seats
Share of departures100.0%92.9%
Load
What plane flies JFK–LIM?
In July 2026, the Boeing 767-300 flew 100% of JFK–LIM departures.
- Boeing 767-300
90 departures · 92.9% load
100.0%
How has JFK–LIM traffic changed?
Nonstop JFK–LIM departures held steady at about 90 a month between August 2025 and July 2026.
Monthly nonstop JFK–LIM traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
90 departures · 18,856 passengers
91.1%
Load
September 2025
84 departures · 17,071 passengers
88.4%
Load
October 2025
108 departures · 21,622 passengers
83.9%
Load
November 2025
86 departures · 17,262 passengers
87.3%
Load
December 2025
82 departures · 16,851 passengers
89.3%
Load
January 2026
80 departures · 16,682 passengers
90.7%
Load
February 2026
74 departures · 14,954 passengers
87.9%
Load
March 2026
88 departures · 18,031 passengers
89.1%
Load
April 2026
85 departures · 17,402 passengers
86.2%
Load
May 2026
90 departures · 18,657 passengers
90.1%
Load
June 2026
84 departures · 16,908 passengers
87.5%
Load
July 2026
90 departures · 19,222 passengers
92.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
JFK → LIM
95.8% full
45 departures · 9,910 passengers
LIM → JFK
90.0% full
45 departures · 9,312 passengers
Nonstop JFK–LIM traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Lima
PE
Jorge Chávez International Airport
Coordinates
12.02°S, 77.11°W
Hemisphere
S · W
Frequently asked
How far is New York (JFK) from Lima (LIM)?
JFK to LIM is 3,645 miles (5,866 km / 3,167 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from JFK to LIM?
A nonstop covers the 3,645-mile great-circle distance in roughly 8h 05m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies JFK–LIM?
In July 2026, the Boeing 767-300 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying JFK–LIM?
Distance-based programs credit off the 3,645-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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