# Distance from Gorkha (GKH) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 3,002 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,002 km / 1,865 mi / 1,621 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 125° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 313° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Vietnam
- **Time difference**: +1.25h (When it's 12:38 in Gorkha, it's 13:53 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,467 ft (SGN is lower than GKH)

## Airports

### [Gorkha Airport (GKH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gkh-gorkha-gorkha-airport/1ef266df-f2ec-6820-a5ad-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gorkha, Nepal
- ICAO: VNGK
- Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu
- Coordinates: 28.050000, 84.480000
- Elevation: 1,500 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 a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 12:38 in Gorkha, it's 13:53 in Ho Chi Minh City.

## Related

- [Gorkha Airport (GKH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gkh-gorkha-gorkha-airport/1ef266df-f2ec-6820-a5ad-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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