# Distance from El Calafate (FTE) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 15,626 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,626 km / 9,709 mi / 8,437 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 178° (south)
- **Return heading**: 181° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Argentina) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 06:18 in El Calafate, it's 16:18 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 636 ft (SGN is lower than FTE)

## Airports

### [El Calafate Airport (FTE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fte-el-calafate-el-calafate-airport/1ef266df-92ec-60e2-a04e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: El Calafate, Argentina
- ICAO: SAWC
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos
- Coordinates: -50.280000, -72.050000
- Elevation: 669 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 06:18 in El Calafate, it's 16:18 in Ho Chi Minh City.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [El Calafate Airport (FTE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fte-el-calafate-el-calafate-airport/1ef266df-92ec-60e2-a04e-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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