# Distance from Kongolo (KOO) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 8,997 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,997 km / 5,591 mi / 4,858 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 263° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 10:58 in Kongolo, it's 15:58 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,817 ft (SGN is lower than KOO)

## Airports

### [Kongolo Airport (KOO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/koo-kongolo-kongolo-airport/1ef266de-e526-6264-914d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kongolo, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZRQ
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -5.390000, 26.990000
- Elevation: 1,850 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 10:58 in Kongolo, it's 15:58 in Ho Chi Minh City.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kongolo Airport (KOO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/koo-kongolo-kongolo-airport/1ef266de-e526-6264-914d-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)