# Distance from Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Tegucigalpa (TGU)

> 16,854 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,854 km / 10,473 mi / 9,100 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 29° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 330° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Vietnam) → Honduras
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 05:58 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 16:58 in Tegucigalpa)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,261 ft (TGU 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

### [Toncontin International Airport (TGU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tgu-tegucigalpa-toncontin-international-airport/1ef266df-5f1c-64ba-ae98-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tegucigalpa, Honduras
- ICAO: MHTG
- Timezone: America/Tegucigalpa
- Coordinates: 14.060000, -87.220000
- Elevation: 3,294 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 05:58 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 16:58 in Tegucigalpa.
With a 13-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)
- [Toncontin International Airport (TGU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tgu-tegucigalpa-toncontin-international-airport/1ef266df-5f1c-64ba-ae98-06bb2780ed98)
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