# Distance from Glasgow (GGW) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 12,681 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,681 km / 7,879 mi / 6,847 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 324° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 24° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 00:07 in Glasgow, it's 13:07 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,263 ft (SGN is lower than GGW)

## Airports

### [Wokal Field/Glasgow-Valley County Airport (GGW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ggw-glasgow-wokal-fieldglasgow-valley-county-airport/1ef266df-1e39-6e48-8020-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Glasgow, United States
- ICAO: KGGW
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 48.210000, -106.610000
- Elevation: 2,296 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 00:07 in Glasgow, it's 13:07 in Ho Chi Minh City.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Wokal Field/Glasgow-Valley County Airport (GGW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ggw-glasgow-wokal-fieldglasgow-valley-county-airport/1ef266df-1e39-6e48-8020-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)