# Distance from Crookston (CKN) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 13,099 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,099 km / 8,140 mi / 7,073 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 334° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 17° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 15:59 in Crookston, it's 03:59 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 867 ft (SGN is lower than CKN)

## Airports

### [Crookston Municipal/Kirkwood Field (CKN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ckn-crookston-crookston-municipalkirkwood-field/1ef266df-1414-6fb2-9d8f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Crookston, United States
- ICAO: KCKN
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 47.840000, -96.620000
- Elevation: 900 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 15:59 in Crookston, it's 03:59 in Ho Chi Minh City.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Crookston Municipal/Kirkwood Field (CKN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ckn-crookston-crookston-municipalkirkwood-field/1ef266df-1414-6fb2-9d8f-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)
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