# Distance from Kenieba (KNZ) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 12,674 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,674 km / 7,875 mi / 6,844 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 289° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mali) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 15:57 in Kenieba, it's 22:57 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 416 ft (SGN is lower than KNZ)

## Airports

### [Kenieba Airport (KNZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/knz-kenieba-kenieba-airport/1ef266de-e726-6f0a-bac0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kenieba, Mali
- ICAO: GAKA
- Timezone: Africa/Bamako
- Coordinates: 12.830000, -11.250000
- Elevation: 449 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 15:57 in Kenieba, it's 22:57 in Ho Chi Minh City.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kenieba Airport (KNZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/knz-kenieba-kenieba-airport/1ef266de-e726-6f0a-bac0-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)