# Distance from Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Sainte Marie Airport (SMS)

> 6,973 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,973 km / 4,333 mi / 3,765 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 244° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 68° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Vietnam) → Madagascar
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 16:26 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 12:26 in Sainte Marie Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 26 ft (SMS is lower than SGN)

## Airports

### [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

### [Sainte Marie Airport (SMS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sms-sainte-marie-airport/1ef266de-dbae-675e-9a15-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sainte Marie Airport, Madagascar
- ICAO: FMMS
- Timezone: Indian/Antananarivo
- Coordinates: -17.090000, 49.820000
- Elevation: 7 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 16:26 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 12:26 in Sainte Marie Airport.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [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)
- [Sainte Marie Airport (SMS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sms-sainte-marie-airport/1ef266de-dbae-675e-9a15-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)