Lima Airport

Not Verified | Despite arriving at the airport three hours early for the first time ever, I almost missed my flight. First, there was a long line to enter, followed by baggage screening. After that, another lengthy line awaited to speak with an immigration officer. Just before boarding, there was yet another line for additional bag checks, as if the machine wasn't enough. Plus, you can't bring drinks or snacks bought outside through security. I didn't even have time for shopping due to the delays. The airport staff was unhelpful when I explained I was about to miss my flight, they asked to wait like everybody else.

✅ Trip Verified | Security was super helpful! As we were passing through security someone stole my wife’s Apple Watch from the box after we went through the X-ray. We immediately notice it was missing and reported it. Security checked the cameras and found the thief. Using the image from the cameras they tracked down the passenger and recuperated our watch. All this within 9 minutes. Amazing!

✅ Trip Verified | Flew both into, and out of, Lima airport. Arrival was a swift process with immigration taking about 15 minutes and then the bags arrived shortly after. Met my driver and it was a v short walk to the car. Departure was also a breeze: quiet LATAM premium check in and then through security and passport control quickly. Staff were friendly and helpful. The Sumaq lounge was pleasant with good options for food and drink. Boarding was on time. I’m sure the airport could do with some modernisation but it worked perfectly for me.

✅ Trip Verified | After many years (since 2007 +/-) I frequent this airport I have seen NO improvement. My last visit was on JAN 2023. Why? - Almost no place to sit unless you are in a restaurant - bad choice of restaurants, even if the food is fine in a very few of them - Crampy and not comfortable bathrooms - No airport WiFi - Complicated and lengthy lines at customs (but here there is another responsibility too). In conclusion: it reminds me of a bus station instead of an airport.

✅ Trip Verified | It was an airport official with a drug dog that sniffed me. He needed to search my backpack. I had a carry on and a backpack but he was only interested in the back pack. He opened it and started to empty it, I had smaller bags with things in it that he didn’t look at. I the back compartment I had my money belt with money that I didn’t wear yet because I was still good my to go through security for a domestic flight. He dove in to the backpack, opened the money belt and took my money into his sleeves. Luckily a face mask got stuck in the zipper so he could only open a small part of it and take some Costa Rican pocket money (was going there after Peru). Terrible that you cannot feel safe at the airport.

Not Verified | It was the worst time lost in an airport queue that I ever experience in my life. It was about two hours to clear customs, a huge queue and just a few employees. I am very hungry now, although I do have money to spend on the airport and I thought I had time for a breaksfast there. But I ended up in a customs queue for two hours. Now I am inside the plane, I needed to run to be on time inside, even though I arrived 3 hours before my flight! You guys need more staff for the number of people in the queue.

Not Verified | I have never had to give an airport review. This one was so bad I felt the need to alert other travelers. I will never come to Peru again as a result of Lima Airport. Over two hours to clear customs entering. Two and a half hours leaving.

Not Verified | Worst experience within LA. Spent 95 mins to go through immigration. No one could guide us through afterwards and luggage took another 30 mins to come out.

Not Verified | 97 minutes to pass immigration. No one monitoring the line. Complete chaos. I was then sent to wrong luggage carousel. Twice. Officials kept disappearing from their desks at immigration.

✅ Trip Verified | I can’t believe this airport was considered best in Latin America. It’s so hot in here, it smells badly, it’s not clean, there’s no good facilities. The line of immigration is always ridiculous and there is no order, the WiFi is terrible. You can’t find someone to help. You can’t leave it easily because there is no trustable transport and its chaos outside, tourists feel unsafe even inside the airport.