- Great circle
- 4,245 km
- 2,638 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 5h 47m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 19.4°N
- at 100% along
- One lap of Earth
- 10.6%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 142nd longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Lima the path crosses 3,640 km of open water, then Mexico.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 19.4°N, 100% of the way along.
Holding a single compass bearing the whole way would cover almost exactly the same ground, so on this route the flat map and the globe agree.
It arrives on almost the heading it left on — north-west at both ends. The two airports sit at nearly mirrored latitudes, so the arc climbs away from the equator and falls back to it by the same amount, and the compass ends up where it started.
MEX
Mexico City Benito Juárez
Mexico City, Mexico · North America
19.4°N, 99.1°W
Lima to Mexico City, asked and answered
- How far is Lima to Mexico City?
- Lima to Mexico City (LIM to MEX) is 4,245 km, or 2,638 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Lima to Mexico City?
- About 5h 47m in the air. That is an estimate from the distance at a typical airliner block speed, plus half an hour for taxi, climb and descent; published schedules vary with winds and routing.
- What route does a Lima to Mexico City flight take?
- The great circle passes over 3,640 km of open water, then Mexico. It reaches 19.4°N at its furthest from the equator.
Where these numbers come from
Distances are computed from the two airports’ own coordinates, not looked up from published routes. Times are estimates, not schedules.
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