# Distance from Labe Airport (LEK) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 12,833 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,833 km / 7,974 mi / 6,929 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 288° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Guinea) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 03:55 in Labe Airport, it's 10:55 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,363 ft (SGN is lower than LEK)

## Airports

### [Labe Airport (LEK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lek-labe-airport/1ef266de-e983-6eec-8ce5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Labe Airport, Guinea
- ICAO: GULB
- Timezone: Africa/Conakry
- Coordinates: 11.330000, -12.290000
- Elevation: 3,396 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 03:55 in Labe Airport, it's 10:55 in Ho Chi Minh City.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Labe Airport (LEK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lek-labe-airport/1ef266de-e983-6eec-8ce5-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)