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PEN to TXG: distance & flight time
Penang (Penang International Airport) → Taichung (Taichung Airport)
1,880 mi
3,026 km · 1,634 nm
4h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,880 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 9m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- PEN — Penang International Airport · Penang, Malaysia
- TXG — Taichung Airport · Taichung, Taiwan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PEN
- BWH · Butterworth Airport14 mi away
- AOR · Sultan Abdul Halim Airport62 mi away
- IPH · Sultan Azlan Shah Airport75 mi away
- PKG · Pulau Pangkor Airport75 mi away
Near TXG
- RMQ · Taichung Ching Chuang Kang Airport6 mi away
- HSZ · Hsinchu Air Base47 mi away
- CYI · Chiayi Airport53 mi away
- HUN · Hualien Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PEN from TXG?
The flight distance from Penang (PEN) to Taichung (TXG) is 1,880 miles (3,026 km, 1,634 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PEN to TXG?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 9m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PEN to TXG?
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