# Distance from Wake Island (AWK) to Taipei (TPE)

> 4,699 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,699 km / 2,920 mi / 2,537 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 286° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 88° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (UM) → Taiwan
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 17:50 in Wake Island, it's 13:50 in Taipei)
- **Elevation difference**: 83 ft (TPE is higher than AWK)

## Airports

### [Wake Island Airfield (AWK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/awk-wake-island-wake-island-airfield/1ef266df-8aac-6a08-a04f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wake Island, UM
- ICAO: PWAK
- Timezone: Pacific/Wake
- Coordinates: 19.280000, 166.640000
- Elevation: 23 ft

### [Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpe-taipei-taiwan-taoyuan-international-airport/1ef266df-8b07-6228-b420-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Taipei, Taiwan
- ICAO: RCTP
- Timezone: Asia/Taipei
- Coordinates: 25.080000, 121.230000
- Elevation: 106 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 17:50 in Wake Island, it's 13:50 in Taipei.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Wake Island Airfield (AWK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/awk-wake-island-wake-island-airfield/1ef266df-8aac-6a08-a04f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpe-taipei-taiwan-taoyuan-international-airport/1ef266df-8b07-6228-b420-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)