Lima (LIM) to Miami (MIA) shipping route.

Lima to Miami by air: flight distance 4,430 km, heading north from Peru to the United States. The shortest line over the globe is 4,219 km, and real airways add the rest.

Flight time is about 6 h 18 min at 800 km/h block speed. Most cargo on this distance flies nonstop, in a freighter or in the belly of a passenger aircraft. Door to door air freight transit time is usually 1 to 3 days longer than the flight because of acceptance, security screening, customs and handling at both airports.

In the week we checked there were 1 flights between LIM and MIA, 1 of them on freighters, operated by TAMPA.

Air freight rates are charged per kilogram of chargeable weight: the higher of the actual weight and the volume weight (length x width x height in cm divided by 6,000). Light, bulky cargo pays for space, so compact packing on Lima to Miami saves money. The shipment crosses from Peru into the United States, so export and import customs clearance are part of the lead time.

Among 69 routes from Lima (LIM) in this directory, Miami (MIA) is the 5th shortest by flight distance. Shorter flights from Lima: Sao Paulo (3,649 km), Campinas (3,566 km) and Santiago (2,585 km).