# Distance from Kabalo (KBO) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 9,021 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,021 km / 5,605 mi / 4,871 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 262° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 01:20 in Kabalo, it's 06:20 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,807 ft (SGN is lower than KBO)

## Airports

### [Kabalo Airport (KBO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbo-kabalo-kabalo-airport/1ef266de-e519-6302-b5de-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kabalo, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZRM
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -6.080000, 26.920000
- Elevation: 1,840 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 01:20 in Kabalo, it's 06:20 in Ho Chi Minh City.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kabalo Airport (KBO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbo-kabalo-kabalo-airport/1ef266de-e519-6302-b5de-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)