# Distance from Maupiti Airport (MAU) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 11,516 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,516 km / 7,156 mi / 6,218 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 277° (west)
- **Return heading**: 104° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: +17h (When it's 01:34 in Maupiti Airport, it's 18:34 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 18 ft (SGN is higher than MAU)

## Airports

### [Maupiti Airport (MAU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mau-maupiti-airport/1ef266df-73df-6884-8ee1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Maupiti Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTTP
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -16.430000, -152.240000
- Elevation: 15 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 01:34 in Maupiti Airport, it's 18:34 in Ho Chi Minh City.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Maupiti Airport (MAU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mau-maupiti-airport/1ef266df-73df-6884-8ee1-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)