# Distance from Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Senanga (SXG)

> 9,646 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,646 km / 5,994 mi / 5,208 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Vietnam) → Zambia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 11:30 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 06:30 in Senanga)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,337 ft (SXG is higher 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

### [Senanga Airport (SXG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sxg-senanga-senanga-airport/1ef266de-db14-6e7e-965e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Senanga, Zambia
- ICAO: FLSN
- Timezone: Africa/Lusaka
- Coordinates: -16.100000, 23.270000
- Elevation: 3,370 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 11:30 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 06:30 in Senanga.
The 5-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)
- [Senanga Airport (SXG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sxg-senanga-senanga-airport/1ef266de-db14-6e7e-965e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)