Getting around LIM
Jorge Chávez has flown from a single, brand-new terminal since 1 June 2025, when Peru moved every domestic and international flight there in one scheduled 12-hour pause. The building that served Lima for 60 years — roughly 400 million passengers since 1965 — closed for good that morning; the government says it will be reused for cargo, offices and retail, not demolished, and it carries no flights today. There is no “Terminal 1” or “Terminal 2” to pick between: the new terminal sits on a 935-hectare airport site built for 40 million passengers a year, with its own shops and restaurants grouped into a domestic zone and an international zone rather than separate halls. One year in, 23 airlines fly 68 domestic and international routes from it, and the operator reports it as the most punctual airport in the region.
