Originally Posted by headinclouds
The HKG-JFK-LIM may not be enough time to make the connection in JFK. During daylight savings time, the HKG-JFK flight arrives about 9:30 pm and I believe the LAN flight departs JFK before 11:30 pm. 2 hours is cutting it close, especially if travelling in coach. The extra miles is less than 300 miles. To me not worth it since you can have a 20+ hour stop in LAX.
The nonstop HKG-JFK arrives around noon, and IMHO since the OP lives in NYC, even 8 hours at home may be nice (I know I'd appreciate a stop at home in the middle of a RTW).