Singapore Airlines· Callsign SIA878

SQ878 from Singapore to Taipei, tracked live

Q: What aircraft operates SQ878?

Typically a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, using roughly 27% of that type's published range.

Singapore Airlines between Singapore and Taipei: 3,221 km north-east, medium-haul, tracked live here whenever it is transmitting.

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SIN

Singapore

Singapore Changi Airport

3,221 km · 2,002 mi

Non-stop

TPE

Taipei

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport

Aircraft

Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner

typical equipment

Distance

3,221 km

1,739 nautical miles

Heading

34°

tracks north-east

Clock change

0 h

same time zone

Range used

27%

of the type's book range

Length rank

#240

of 363 tracked routes

Follow SQ878 in real time

The aircraft appears below whenever it is airborne and inside receiver coverage. Its planned route is drawn between the two airports.

SQ878 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near departure time. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

SQ878 at a glance

The trip: 3,221 km (2,002 miles) from Singapore to Taipei, flying north-east.
How long: no published block time for this service yet.
Your watch: no change, both cities share a clock.
Window seat tip: the right (south-facing) side gets the sun on a daytime flight.
The plane: usually a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner. This route uses about 27% of how far it can fly.

SQ878 route overview: SIN to TPE

SQ878 distance and great-circle path

SQ878 covers 3,221 km, or 2,002 miles. That makes it a medium-haul flight, long enough for a full meal service, short enough for narrowbodies. Of the 363 routes we track, it ranks 240 by distance.

Singapore to Taipei is 3,221 km (2,002 miles) on an initial heading of 34°, which is broadly north-east. Singapore and Taipei keep the same clock, so the arrival time on the ticket is the flight time plus the departure time, with nothing to convert. It links Singapore with Taiwan.

Our guide explains how the SIN-TPE route appears on a tracker map.

Can the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner comfortably fly SQ878?

Not at all. At roughly 27% of its range, this is an easy trip for a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner.

What to know about SQ878

Time change: none. Both cities keep the same clock, so arrival time reads exactly as you expect.

What we know about SQ878

What flying SIN to TPE takes

It is a medium-haul sector, long enough for a full meal service, short enough for narrowbodies. Singapore Airlines needs a narrowbody on the longer variants, or a widebody where demand justifies it: at this distance the choice is usually about seat count rather than range. In daylight the sun sits on the right (south-facing) side of the cabin for most of the crossing.

How we verified this

The origin and destination on this page are the ones we verified for callsign SIA878 through adsbdb, not a schedule copied from elsewhere. We have logged it airborne on 28 days between 2026-09-20 and 2026-10-17. Timings are observations, not an official operational status: always confirm with the airline before travelling.

This page was published from our own tracking record rather than a third-party schedule feed, so it grows as we see the flight again. The seven-day log below is the raw version of the same evidence.

SQ878 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 7 observations of SQ878 across 7 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-10-17. Those records contain 6 distinct transponder addresses. The most frequently resolved route was SIN-TPE (7 records).

The median recorded visibility was 267 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)	Route	First tracked	Last tracked	Tracked for
2026-10-17	SIN → TPE	04:11 UTC	08:38 UTC	4h 27m
2026-10-16	SIN → TPE	03:58 UTC	08:33 UTC	4h 35m
2026-10-15	SIN → TPE	04:13 UTC	07:50 UTC	3h 37m
2026-10-14	SIN → TPE	03:47 UTC	08:29 UTC	4h 42m
2026-10-13	SIN → TPE	04:00 UTC	08:19 UTC	4h 19m
2026-10-12	SIN → TPE	04:05 UTC	08:25 UTC	4h 20m
2026-10-11	SIN → TPE	03:46 UTC	08:33 UTC	4h 47m

“First/last tracked” are when SQ878 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on SQ878

Every scheduled service we follow is listed in the tracker directory, including Singapore Airlines and other tracked flights grouped by airline.

SIN Singapore Changi Airport Singapore, Singapore · live radar →

TPE Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Taipei, Taiwan · live radar →

B78X Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does SQ878 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Boeing 787-10, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown	3,221 km
Aircraft	Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner
Fuel burn rate	6.1 kg per km
Fuel burned	19,651 kg
CO2, whole flight	62.1 tonnes
Seats, typical layout	330
Passengers carried	274 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger	227 kg

Where that lands by cabin

The aircraft burns the same fuel whoever is aboard, so the cabins divide one total rather than each carrying their own. A seat's share is the floor it takes up, which is why an economy seat comes out below the 227 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy271 seats, 225 flown

164 kg CO2 per seat

3 trees absorbing for a year

Business50 seats, 42 flown

475 kg CO2 per seat

8 trees absorbing for a year

First10 seats, 8 flown

656 kg CO2 per seat

11 trees absorbing for a year

Taken whole, SQ878 emits what 1,035 trees take back out of the air in a year. One economy seat on it accounts for about the same carbon dioxide as driving a petrol car 1,333 km, or 6,475 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at a 0 km sector, the only published sector for this type, applied to this route's 3,221 km unadjusted. It counts carbon dioxide only, and the cabin split assumes the layout typical of this size of aircraft. Read the full method, sources and caveats, or put SQ878 against another flight.

Other tracked flights from Singapore

Flight	Route	Typical aircraft
TK169	Singapore (SIN) → Istanbul (IST)	Airbus A350-900	TK169 flight tracker →
SQ314	Singapore (SIN) → London (LHR)	Airbus A350-900	SQ314 flight tracker →
SQ913	Manila (MNL) → Singapore (SIN)	Airbus A350-900	SQ913 flight tracker →
CA889	Beijing (PEK) → Singapore (SIN)	Airbus A330-300	CA889 flight tracker →
SQ21	Newark (EWR) → Singapore (SIN)	Airbus A350-900	SQ21 flight tracker →
SQ25	Frankfurt (FRA) → Singapore (SIN)	Boeing 777-300ER	SQ25 flight tracker →

Guides relevant to SQ878

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Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

Observed transponder data - observed ADS-B positions and the seven-day activity record.
Singapore Airlines official website - current passenger schedule confirmation.

The route and typical schedule are maintained reference data. Live ADS-B observations are evidence of receiver coverage, not proof of on-time performance. Always confirm the operating date and times with the airline.

Read our schedule and observation review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

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SQ878 frequently asked questions

How long is the SQ878 flight?

Singapore to Taipei is 3,221 km (2,002 miles) in a straight line. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates SQ878?

Typically a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner (full specifications), using roughly 27% of that type's published range.

Does SQ878 fly every day?

Frequency varies by season. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track SQ878 live?

Yes. Whenever SQ878 is airborne and in receiver coverage the map above follows it live, with altitude, ground speed and heading. Between rotations, the seven-day log above shows where it has been.

More Singapore Airlines flights to watch

Flight	Route	Typical aircraft
SQ314	Singapore (SIN) → London (LHR)	Airbus A350-900	SQ314 flight tracker →
SQ12	Tokyo (NRT) → Los Angeles (LAX)	Boeing 777-300ER	SQ12 flight tracker →
SQ11	Los Angeles (LAX) → Tokyo (NRT)	Boeing 777-300ER	SQ11 flight tracker →
SQ913	Manila (MNL) → Singapore (SIN)	Airbus A350-900	SQ913 flight tracker →
SQ21	Newark (EWR) → Singapore (SIN)	Airbus A350-900	SQ21 flight tracker →
SQ7922	Anchorage (ANC) → Dallas - Fort Worth (DFW)	Boeing 747-400	SQ7922 flight tracker →
SQ25	Frankfurt (FRA) → Singapore (SIN)	Boeing 777-300ER	SQ25 flight tracker →
SQ22	Singapore (SIN) → New York (EWR)	Airbus A350-900ULR	SQ22 flight tracker →
SQ380	Singapore (SIN) → Sydney (SYD)	Airbus A380-800	SQ380 flight tracker →
SQ308	Singapore (SIN) → London (LHR)	Airbus A380-800	SQ308 flight tracker →
SQ26	Singapore (SIN) → Frankfurt (FRA) → New York (JFK)	Airbus A380-800	SQ26 flight tracker →
SQ1	Singapore (SIN) → Hong Kong (HKG) → San Francisco (SFO)	Boeing 777-300ER	SQ1 flight tracker →