# Distance from Bowling Green (BWG) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 14,529 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,529 km / 9,028 mi / 7,845 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 343° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 14° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 10:48 in Bowling Green, it's 22:48 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 514 ft (SGN is lower than BWG)

## Airports

### [Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport (BWG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bwg-bowling-green-bowling-green-warren-county-regional-airport/1ef266df-11d9-6c20-8b62-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bowling Green, United States
- ICAO: KBWG
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 36.960000, -86.420000
- Elevation: 547 ft

### [Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sgn-ho-chi-minh-city-tan-son-nhat-international-airport/1ef266df-f661-676c-851b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- ICAO: VVTS
- Timezone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Coordinates: 10.820000, 106.650000
- Elevation: 33 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 10:48 in Bowling Green, it's 22:48 in Ho Chi Minh City.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport (BWG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bwg-bowling-green-bowling-green-warren-county-regional-airport/1ef266df-11d9-6c20-8b62-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sgn-ho-chi-minh-city-tan-son-nhat-international-airport/1ef266df-f661-676c-851b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)