# Distance from Mekele Airport (MQX) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 7,280 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,280 km / 4,524 mi / 3,931 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 84° (east)
- **Return heading**: 280° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 19:24 in Mekele Airport, it's 23:24 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,363 ft (SGN is lower than MQX)

## Airports

### [Mekele Airport (MQX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mqx-mekele-airport/1ef266de-ea49-6458-9854-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mekele Airport, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAMK
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 13.470000, 39.530000
- Elevation: 7,396 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 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 19:24 in Mekele Airport, it's 23:24 in Ho Chi Minh City.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Mekele Airport (MQX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mqx-mekele-airport/1ef266de-ea49-6458-9854-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)