# Distance from Port Heiden (PTH) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 9,284 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,284 km / 5,769 mi / 5,013 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 280° (west)
- **Return heading**: 33° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +15h (When it's 02:53 in Port Heiden, it's 17:53 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 62 ft (SGN is lower than PTH)

## Airports

### [Port Heiden Airport (PTH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pth-port-heiden-port-heiden-airport/1ef266df-87c9-60ac-b309-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Port Heiden, United States
- ICAO: PAPH
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 56.960000, -158.630000
- Elevation: 95 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 02:53 in Port Heiden, it's 17:53 in Ho Chi Minh City.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Port Heiden Airport (PTH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pth-port-heiden-port-heiden-airport/1ef266df-87c9-60ac-b309-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)