# Distance from Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Takapoto Airport (TKP)

> 12,237 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,237 km / 7,604 mi / 6,607 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 102° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 276° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Vietnam) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 16:11 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 23:11 in Takapoto Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 21 ft (TKP 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

### [Takapoto Airport (TKP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tkp-takapoto-airport/1ef266df-7376-6636-b540-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Takapoto Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGT
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -14.710000, -145.250000
- Elevation: 12 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 16:11 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 23:11 in Takapoto Airport.
With a 17-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)
- [Takapoto Airport (TKP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tkp-takapoto-airport/1ef266df-7376-6636-b540-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)