# Distance from Wheeling (HLG) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 14,294 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,294 km / 8,882 mi / 7,718 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 351° (north)
- **Return heading**: 7° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +11h (When it's 17:45 in Wheeling, it's 04:45 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,161 ft (SGN is lower than HLG)

## Airports

### [Wheeling Ohio County Airport (HLG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hlg-wheeling-wheeling-ohio-county-airport/1ef266df-20d3-67d0-97f2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wheeling, United States
- ICAO: KHLG
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 40.180000, -80.650000
- Elevation: 1,194 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 17:45 in Wheeling, it's 04:45 in Ho Chi Minh City.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Wheeling Ohio County Airport (HLG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hlg-wheeling-wheeling-ohio-county-airport/1ef266df-20d3-67d0-97f2-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)