# Distance from Rifle (RIL) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 13,386 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,386 km / 8,318 mi / 7,228 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 320° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 30° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 17:46 in Rifle, it's 06:46 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,504 ft (SGN is lower than RIL)

## Airports

### [Rifle Garfield County Airport (RIL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ril-rifle-rifle-garfield-county-airport/1ef266df-3527-645c-9fd6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rifle, United States
- ICAO: KRIL
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 39.530000, -107.730000
- Elevation: 5,537 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 17:46 in Rifle, it's 06:46 in Ho Chi Minh City.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Rifle Garfield County Airport (RIL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ril-rifle-rifle-garfield-county-airport/1ef266df-3527-645c-9fd6-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)