# Distance from Cooper Landing (JLA) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 9,693 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,693 km / 6,023 mi / 5,234 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 287° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 29° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +15h (When it's 21:04 in Cooper Landing, it's 12:04 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 433 ft (SGN is lower than JLA)

## Airports

### [Quartz Creek Airport (JLA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jla-cooper-landing-quartz-creek-airport/1ef266df-2447-620e-ad01-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cooper Landing, United States
- ICAO: KJLA
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 60.480000, -149.720000
- Elevation: 466 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 21:04 in Cooper Landing, it's 12:04 in Ho Chi Minh City.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Quartz Creek Airport (JLA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jla-cooper-landing-quartz-creek-airport/1ef266df-2447-620e-ad01-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)