# Distance from Porto Alegre (POA) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 16,883 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,883 km / 10,491 mi / 9,116 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 128° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 224° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 13:42 in Porto Alegre, it's 23:42 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 22 ft (SGN is higher than POA)

## Airports

### [Salgado Filho Airport (POA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/poa-porto-alegre-salgado-filho-airport/1ef266df-954c-662a-8069-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Porto Alegre, Brazil
- ICAO: SBPA
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -29.990000, -51.170000
- Elevation: 11 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 13:42 in Porto Alegre, it's 23:42 in Ho Chi Minh City.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Salgado Filho Airport (POA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/poa-porto-alegre-salgado-filho-airport/1ef266df-954c-662a-8069-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)