Lima Airport Live Departures
Checking in at Lima Airport
Unless you’ve checked in online prior to arriving at Lima Airport Departures, the first thing you’ll need to do is find the assigned check-in desk for your airline and flight. Once you enter the check-in area, use the monitors displaying the flight details to locate the correct desk. Depending on the airline, these desks may be self-service or operated by an agent.
Another option is to utilise our live flight tracker, which displays the updated schedules for Lima Airport Departures today and Lima Airport Departures for tomorrow.
When to arrive at Lima Airport?
Lima Airport’s official website recommends that all passengers arrive at least three hours before their flight is due to depart. Travellers who have checked in online and have no checked luggage may need less time, but lengthy lines at security and passport control are common, and it’s always best to allow for long waiting times.
What’s next?
After check-in, you’ll need to go through the security checkpoint. This step is compulsory for all travellers, regardless of where they’re flying, as it ensures no passengers carry a prohibited object onto the plane, such as a firearm or knife. Once here, you’ll need to separate your electronics and liquids from the rest of your belongings and place all your hand luggage on a tray along the conveyor belt for screening. Each passenger is limited to ten liquids, all of which must be 100 ml or less. You must then walk through the metal detector before picking up your luggage.
Before continuing to the gates at Departures at Lima Airport, you’ll need to clear passport control. You’ll be asked for your passport and may be asked to produce other documentation relating to your trip. At this point, domestic and international travellers will be required to pay the Lima Airport Departure tax. The exact cost of this tax will depend on where you’re flying.
Waiting times at Lima Airport’s security checkpoint can be unpredictable. If you’d prefer to skip the queues, a fast-track area is open to passengers for an additional fee.
What to do in Departures at Lima Airport?
Lima Airport Departures is divided into two zones for domestic and international flights. The domestic area is much smaller, but there’s a restaurant serving local Peruvian dishes and free WiFi available.
Your options for food at Lima Airport Departures are much more diverse at the international gates, with restaurants, snack bars, and cafes open to passengers. Most of the shops in Lima Airport Departures are also located here, including many stores from high-end brands. You’ll also have the chance to enjoy some duty-free shopping, where you can snag discounts on cosmetics, perfume, tobacco, and alcohol.
Read up on the regulations for duty-free goods in the destination you’re travelling to before making a purchase to avoid potential fines on the goods you’ve bought.
At present, there’s no Lima Airport’s Departures smoking area.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to get to Lima Airport?
The quickest and most comfortable way to travel to Lima Airport is by taxi or private transfer. Depending on traffic conditions, this journey typically takes around 30 minutes from the city centre. From popular tourist areas like Miraflores, it will take about 40 minutes. You can arrange a Lima Airport taxi with Welcome Pickups for a low-cost, fixed fare, flexible cancellation, and free waiting time.
Lima Airport Departures is connected to the city centre by Combis. These shared minivans are an unreliable option, as they don’t run on a fixed schedule and can often be overcrowded. From Miraflores, Airport Express Lima runs buses to the Lima Airport Departures area every hour, which usually takes around 55 minutes.