# Distance from Kumasi (KMS) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 11,838 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,838 km / 7,356 mi / 6,392 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 77° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 280° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ghana) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 01:44 in Kumasi, it's 08:44 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 909 ft (SGN is lower than KMS)

## Airports

### [Kumasi Airport (KMS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kms-kumasi-kumasi-airport/1ef266de-b729-691a-bcf0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kumasi, Ghana
- ICAO: DGSI
- Timezone: Africa/Accra
- Coordinates: 6.710000, -1.590000
- Elevation: 942 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 01:44 in Kumasi, it's 08:44 in Ho Chi Minh City.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kumasi Airport (KMS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kms-kumasi-kumasi-airport/1ef266de-b729-691a-bcf0-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)