# Distance from Sandakan (SDK) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 1,369 km · estimated flight time 3h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,369 km / 851 mi / 739 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 294° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 113° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (Malaysia) → Vietnam
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 10:20 in Sandakan, it's 09:20 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 13 ft (SGN is lower than SDK)

## Airports

### [Sandakan Airport (SDK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sdk-sandakan-sandakan-airport/1ef266df-fb9f-6706-9553-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sandakan, Malaysia
- ICAO: WBKS
- Timezone: Asia/Kuching
- Coordinates: 5.900000, 118.060000
- Elevation: 46 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 a short-haul route typically served by narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family. In-flight service is usually limited to drinks and light snacks.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:20 in Sandakan, it's 09:20 in Ho Chi Minh City.

## Related

- [Sandakan Airport (SDK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sdk-sandakan-sandakan-airport/1ef266df-fb9f-6706-9553-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)