# Distance from Pocatello (PIH) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 12,834 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,834 km / 7,975 mi / 6,930 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 317° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 31° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 11:12 in Pocatello, it's 00:12 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,419 ft (SGN is lower than PIH)

## Airports

### [Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pih-pocatello-pocatello-regional-airport/1ef266df-32b8-6ae0-8d88-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pocatello, United States
- ICAO: KPIH
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 42.910000, -112.600000
- Elevation: 4,452 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 11:12 in Pocatello, it's 00:12 in Ho Chi Minh City.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pih-pocatello-pocatello-regional-airport/1ef266df-32b8-6ae0-8d88-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)