# Distance from Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 6,298 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,298 km / 3,914 mi / 3,401 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 136° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 04:18 in Lightning Ridge Airport, it's 01:18 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 507 ft (SGN is lower than LHG)

## Airports

### [Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lhg-lightning-ridge-airport/1ef266e0-1158-66b0-a00a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lightning Ridge Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YLRD
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates: -29.460000, 147.980000
- Elevation: 540 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 04:18 in Lightning Ridge Airport, it's 01:18 in Ho Chi Minh City.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lhg-lightning-ridge-airport/1ef266e0-1158-66b0-a00a-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)
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