# Distance from Puerto Carreno (PCR) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 18,017 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,017 km / 11,195 mi / 9,728 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 19° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 341° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 09:18 in Puerto Carreno, it's 21:18 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 144 ft (SGN is lower than PCR)

## Airports

### [German Olano Airport (PCR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pcr-puerto-carreno-german-olano-airport/1ef266df-b5b0-693e-944d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Puerto Carreno, Colombia
- ICAO: SKPC
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 6.180000, -67.490000
- Elevation: 177 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 09:18 in Puerto Carreno, it's 21:18 in Ho Chi Minh City.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [German Olano Airport (PCR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pcr-puerto-carreno-german-olano-airport/1ef266df-b5b0-693e-944d-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)