# Distance from Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Sorong-Papua Island (SOQ)

> 3,005 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,005 km / 1,867 mi / 1,622 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 114° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 296° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Vietnam) → Indonesia
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 16:00 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 18:00 in Sorong-Papua Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 23 ft (SOQ 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

### [Sorong (Jefman) Airport (SOQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/soq-sorong-papua-island-sorong-jefman-airport/1ef266df-fac0-6164-a97a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sorong-Papua Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WASS
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -0.930000, 131.120000
- Elevation: 10 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 16:00 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 18:00 in Sorong-Papua Island.

## 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)
- [Sorong (Jefman) Airport (SOQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/soq-sorong-papua-island-sorong-jefman-airport/1ef266df-fac0-6164-a97a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)