# Distance from Garanhuns (QGP) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 15,971 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,971 km / 9,924 mi / 8,623 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 84° (east)
- **Return heading**: 270° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 05:01 in Garanhuns, it's 15:01 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,500 ft (SGN is lower than QGP)

## Airports

### [Garanhuns Airport (QGP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qgp-garanhuns-garanhuns-airport/1ef266df-bcab-66ee-8baa-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Garanhuns, Brazil
- ICAO: SNGN
- Timezone: America/Recife
- Coordinates: -8.830000, -36.470000
- Elevation: 2,533 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 05:01 in Garanhuns, it's 15:01 in Ho Chi Minh City.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Garanhuns Airport (QGP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qgp-garanhuns-garanhuns-airport/1ef266df-bcab-66ee-8baa-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)