# Distance from Malakal (MAK) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 8,187 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,187 km / 5,087 mi / 4,421 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 81° (east)
- **Return heading**: 277° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Sudan) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 15:03 in Malakal, it's 20:03 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,258 ft (SGN is lower than MAK)

## Airports

### [Malakal Airport (MAK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mak-malakal-malakal-airport/1ef266de-ee40-60ca-8570-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Malakal, South Sudan
- ICAO: HSSM
- Timezone: Africa/Juba
- Coordinates: 9.560000, 31.650000
- Elevation: 1,291 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 15:03 in Malakal, it's 20:03 in Ho Chi Minh City.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Malakal Airport (MAK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mak-malakal-malakal-airport/1ef266de-ee40-60ca-8570-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)