# Distance from Kitale (KTL) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 7,988 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,988 km / 4,964 mi / 4,313 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 79° (east)
- **Return heading**: 267° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kenya) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 12:09 in Kitale, it's 16:09 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,037 ft (SGN is lower than KTL)

## Airports

### [Kitale Airport (KTL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktl-kitale-kitale-airport/1ef266de-ec44-6668-b080-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kitale, Kenya
- ICAO: HKKT
- Timezone: Africa/Nairobi
- Coordinates: 0.970000, 34.960000
- Elevation: 6,070 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 12:09 in Kitale, it's 16:09 in Ho Chi Minh City.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kitale Airport (KTL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktl-kitale-kitale-airport/1ef266de-ec44-6668-b080-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)