# Distance from Kavanayen Airport (KAV) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 17,782 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,782 km / 11,049 mi / 9,602 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 35° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 324° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Venezuela) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +11h (When it's 03:17 in Kavanayen Airport, it's 14:17 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,867 ft (SGN is lower than KAV)

## Airports

### [Kavanayen Airport (KAV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kav-kavanayen-airport/1ef266df-d183-624c-8f99-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kavanayen Airport, Venezuela
- ICAO: SVKA
- Timezone: America/Caracas
- Coordinates: 5.630000, -61.780000
- Elevation: 3,900 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 03:17 in Kavanayen Airport, it's 14:17 in Ho Chi Minh City.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kavanayen Airport (KAV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kav-kavanayen-airport/1ef266df-d183-624c-8f99-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)