AQP to LIM: Distance and Flight Time

How far is it from Arequipa to Lima?

The great-circle distance between Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) and Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) is 767 km (476 mi, 414 nautical miles). That is the straight-line distance; a real flight is a little longer because of air-traffic routing.

How long is the flight from AQP to LIM?

A nonstop flight typically takes about 1h 25m. This is an estimate from the distance; actual block times depend on the aircraft, winds and the exact routing. LIM is roughly northwest of AQP.

How is the AQP to LIM route written in code?

The pair is written AQP-LIM in IATA codes and SPQU-SPJC in ICAO codes, the form used on a flight plan. Rodríguez Ballón International Airport is AQP (SPQU), Jorge Chávez International Airport is LIM (SPJC).

Both ICAO codes start with S, the prefix ICAO assigns to South America, so this is a route inside one ICAO region. How ICAO prefixes are laid out.

LIM sits 8,292 ft (2,527 m) lower than AQP, which is a real difference in air density on takeoff.

Airlines flying AQP to LIM

2 airlines appear on this route in the open route dataset, 2 of them still listed as active. Each row gives the IATA code, the ICAO code and the radio callsign, which is what an air traffic controller hears:

A further 4 carriers sell this pair as a codeshare without operating it: AA, AM, IB, JJ.

Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on 3 July 2026. It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.

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