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POE to TPE: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Taipei (Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport)
7,941 mi
12,780 km · 6,900 nm
16h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,941 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 2m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POE — Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk, United States
- TPE — Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taipei, Taiwan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near POE
- DRI · Beauregard Regional Airport17 mi away
- AEX · Alexandria International Airport43 mi away
- JAS · Jasper County Airport-Bell Field51 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport58 mi away
Near TPE
- TSA · Taipei Songshan Airport20 mi away
- HSZ · Hsinchu Air Base26 mi away
- RMQ · Taichung Ching Chuang Kang Airport68 mi away
- TXG · Taichung Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from TPE?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Taipei (TPE) is 7,941 miles (12,780 km, 6,900 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to TPE?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 2m 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 time difference between Fort Polk and Taipei?
Taipei is 13 hours ahead of Fort Polk.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POE to TPE?
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