# Distance from Rodriguez de Mendoza (RIM) to Taipei (TPE)

> 17,136 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,136 km / 10,648 mi / 9,253 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 318° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Peru) → Taiwan
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 11:57 in Rodriguez de Mendoza, it's 00:57 in Taipei)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,976 ft (TPE is lower than RIM)

## Airports

### [San Nicolas Airport (RIM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rim-rodriguez-de-mendoza-san-nicolas-airport/1ef266df-c463-6544-9edd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rodriguez de Mendoza, Peru
- ICAO: SPLN
- Timezone: America/Lima
- Coordinates: -6.390000, -77.500000
- Elevation: 5,082 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 11:57 in Rodriguez de Mendoza, it's 00:57 in Taipei.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [San Nicolas Airport (RIM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rim-rodriguez-de-mendoza-san-nicolas-airport/1ef266df-c463-6544-9edd-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)