# Distance from Sikasso (KSS) to Taipei (TPE)

> 12,984 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,984 km / 8,068 mi / 7,011 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 54° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 299° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mali) → Taiwan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 08:35 in Sikasso, it's 16:35 in Taipei)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,272 ft (TPE is lower than KSS)

## Airports

### [Sikasso Airport (KSS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kss-sikasso-sikasso-airport/1ef266de-e75a-6c38-9494-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sikasso, Mali
- ICAO: GASK
- Timezone: Africa/Bamako
- Coordinates: 11.330000, -5.700000
- Elevation: 1,378 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 08:35 in Sikasso, it's 16:35 in Taipei.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sikasso Airport (KSS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kss-sikasso-sikasso-airport/1ef266de-e75a-6c38-9494-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)