# Distance from Itapetinga (QIT) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 16,403 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,403 km / 10,192 mi / 8,857 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 94° (east)
- **Return heading**: 259° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 02:00 in Itapetinga, it's 12:00 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 882 ft (SGN is lower than QIT)

## Airports

### [Itapetinga Airport (QIT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qit-itapetinga-itapetinga-airport/1ef266df-bd35-6d58-8ed4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Itapetinga, Brazil
- ICAO: SNIP
- Timezone: America/Bahia
- Coordinates: -15.240000, -40.280000
- Elevation: 915 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 02:00 in Itapetinga, it's 12:00 in Ho Chi Minh City.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Itapetinga Airport (QIT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qit-itapetinga-itapetinga-airport/1ef266df-bd35-6d58-8ed4-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)