# Distance from Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Tafaraoui Airport (TAF)

> 10,819 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,819 km / 6,722 mi / 5,842 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 308° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 71° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Vietnam) → Algeria
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 22:36 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 16:36 in Tafaraoui Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 334 ft (TAF 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

### [Tafaraoui Airport (TAF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/taf-tafaraoui-airport/1ef266de-b5a5-69c2-8572-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tafaraoui Airport, Algeria
- ICAO: DAOL
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 35.540000, -0.530000
- Elevation: 367 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 22:36 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 16:36 in Tafaraoui Airport.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant 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)
- [Tafaraoui Airport (TAF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/taf-tafaraoui-airport/1ef266de-b5a5-69c2-8572-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)