# Distance from Kirkuk (KIK) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 6,812 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,812 km / 4,233 mi / 3,678 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 97° (east)
- **Return heading**: 305° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Iraq) → Vietnam
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 01:39 in Kirkuk, it's 05:39 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,028 ft (SGN is lower than KIK)

## Airports

### [Kirkuk Air Base (KIK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kik-kirkuk-kirkuk-air-base/1ef266df-83fa-6430-b01e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kirkuk, Iraq
- ICAO: ORKK
- Timezone: Asia/Baghdad
- Coordinates: 35.470000, 44.350000
- Elevation: 1,061 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 01:39 in Kirkuk, it's 05:39 in Ho Chi Minh City.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kirkuk Air Base (KIK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kik-kirkuk-kirkuk-air-base/1ef266df-83fa-6430-b01e-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)