# Distance from Ouagadougou (OUA) to Taipei (TPE)

> 12,545 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,545 km / 7,795 mi / 6,774 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 56° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 297° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Burkina Faso) → Taiwan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 14:26 in Ouagadougou, it's 22:26 in Taipei)
- **Elevation difference**: 931 ft (TPE is lower than OUA)

## Airports

### [Ouagadougou Airport (OUA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/oua-ouagadougou-ouagadougou-airport/1ef266de-b6d7-6318-9554-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFFD
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 12.350000, -1.510000
- Elevation: 1,037 ft

### [Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)](https://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 14:26 in Ouagadougou, it's 22:26 in Taipei.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ouagadougou Airport (OUA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/oua-ouagadougou-ouagadougou-airport/1ef266de-b6d7-6318-9554-06bb2780ed98)
- [Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tpe-taipei-taiwan-taoyuan-international-airport/1ef266df-8b07-6228-b420-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)