# Distance from Mount Pleasant (MPS) to Taipei (TPE)

> 12,497 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,497 km / 7,765 mi / 6,748 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 325° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 32° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Taiwan
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 11:36 in Mount Pleasant, it's 00:36 in Taipei)
- **Elevation difference**: 258 ft (TPE is lower than MPS)

## Airports

### [Mount Pleasant Regional Airport (MPS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mps-mount-pleasant-mount-pleasant-regional-airport/1ef266df-313b-65aa-ad20-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mount Pleasant, United States
- ICAO: KOSA
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 33.100000, -94.960000
- Elevation: 364 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 11:36 in Mount Pleasant, it's 00:36 in Taipei.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mount Pleasant Regional Airport (MPS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mps-mount-pleasant-mount-pleasant-regional-airport/1ef266df-313b-65aa-ad20-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)