# Distance from Mekele Airport (MQX) to Taipei (TPE)

> 8,556 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,556 km / 5,316 mi / 4,620 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 67° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 279° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → Taiwan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 01:50 in Mekele Airport, it's 06:50 in Taipei)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,290 ft (TPE is lower than MQX)

## Airports

### [Mekele Airport (MQX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mqx-mekele-airport/1ef266de-ea49-6458-9854-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mekele Airport, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAMK
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 13.470000, 39.530000
- Elevation: 7,396 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 01:50 in Mekele Airport, it's 06:50 in Taipei.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Mekele Airport (MQX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mqx-mekele-airport/1ef266de-ea49-6458-9854-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)