# Distance from Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Topeka (TOP)

> 14,007 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,007 km / 8,704 mi / 7,563 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 21° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 333° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Vietnam) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 13:26 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 01:26 in Topeka)
- **Elevation difference**: 848 ft (TOP 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

### [Philip Billard Municipal Airport (TOP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/top-topeka-philip-billard-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3bf2-6fc0-a5ab-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Topeka, United States
- ICAO: KTOP
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 39.070000, -95.620000
- Elevation: 881 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 13:26 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 01:26 in Topeka.
With a 12-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)
- [Philip Billard Municipal Airport (TOP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/top-topeka-philip-billard-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3bf2-6fc0-a5ab-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)