# Distance from Mountain View (NUQ) to Taipei (TPE)

> 10,427 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,427 km / 6,479 mi / 5,630 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 306° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 45° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Taiwan
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +15h (When it's 05:59 in Mountain View, it's 20:59 in Taipei)
- **Elevation difference**: 69 ft (TPE is higher than NUQ)

## Airports

### [Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nuq-mountain-view-moffett-federal-airfield/1ef266df-2f03-6170-8d05-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mountain View, United States
- ICAO: KNUQ
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 37.420000, -122.050000
- Elevation: 37 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 05:59 in Mountain View, it's 20:59 in Taipei.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nuq-mountain-view-moffett-federal-airfield/1ef266df-2f03-6170-8d05-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)