# Distance from Mandalay (MDL) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 1,660 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,660 km / 1,031 mi / 896 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 135° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 318° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Myanmar) → Vietnam
- **Time difference**: +0.5h (When it's 04:34 in Mandalay, it's 05:04 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 267 ft (SGN is lower than MDL)

## Airports

### [Mandalay International Airport (MDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdl-mandalay-mandalay-international-airport/1ef266df-f71e-674a-8168-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mandalay, Myanmar
- ICAO: VYMD
- Timezone: Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates: 21.700000, 95.980000
- Elevation: 300 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 medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 04:34 in Mandalay, it's 05:04 in Ho Chi Minh City.

## Related

- [Mandalay International Airport (MDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdl-mandalay-mandalay-international-airport/1ef266df-f71e-674a-8168-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)