# Distance from Sokoto (SKO) to Taipei (TPE)

> 11,899 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,899 km / 7,393 mi / 6,425 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 58° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 294° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nigeria) → Taiwan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 13:23 in Sokoto, it's 20:23 in Taipei)
- **Elevation difference**: 904 ft (TPE is lower than SKO)

## Airports

### [Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sko-sokoto-sadiq-abubakar-iii-international-airport/1ef266de-b7fe-6c6e-9411-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sokoto, Nigeria
- ICAO: DNSO
- Timezone: Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates: 12.920000, 5.210000
- Elevation: 1,010 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 13:23 in Sokoto, it's 20:23 in Taipei.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sko-sokoto-sadiq-abubakar-iii-international-airport/1ef266de-b7fe-6c6e-9411-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)