- Great circle
- 4,219 km
- 2,622 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 5h 45m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 25.8°N
- at 0% along
- One lap of Earth
- 10.5%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 144th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Miami the path crosses Cuba, then 2,067 km of open water, then Colombia, then Ecuador, then Peru.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 25.8°N, 0% 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.
The heading barely moves: south out of Miami, south into Lima. Over this distance the curve has too little room to bend the compass.
Miami to Lima, asked and answered
- How far is Miami to Lima?
- Miami to Lima (MIA to LIM) is 4,219 km, or 2,622 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Miami to Lima?
- About 5h 45m 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 Miami to Lima flight take?
- The great circle passes over Cuba, then 2,067 km of open water, then Colombia, then Ecuador, then Peru. It reaches 25.8°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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