# Distance from Reykjavik (KEF) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 10,671 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,671 km / 6,631 mi / 5,762 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 50° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 340° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Iceland) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 10:49 in Reykjavik, it's 17:49 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 138 ft (SGN is lower than KEF)

## Airports

### [Keflavik International Airport (KEF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kef-reykjavik-keflavik-international-airport/1ef266de-9dee-6c8e-b079-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Reykjavik, Iceland
- ICAO: BIKF
- Timezone: Atlantic/Reykjavik
- Coordinates: 63.980000, -22.610000
- Elevation: 171 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 10:49 in Reykjavik, it's 17:49 in Ho Chi Minh City.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Keflavik International Airport (KEF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kef-reykjavik-keflavik-international-airport/1ef266de-9dee-6c8e-b079-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)