# Distance from Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Tabou (TXU)

> 12,518 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,518 km / 7,778 mi / 6,759 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 279° (west)
- **Return heading**: 76° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Vietnam) → Ivory Coast
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 05:24 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 22:24 in Tabou)
- **Elevation difference**: 6 ft (TXU 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

### [Tabou Airport (TXU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/txu-tabou-tabou-airport/1ef266de-b789-6194-8aee-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tabou, Ivory Coast
- ICAO: DITB
- Timezone: Africa/Abidjan
- Coordinates: 4.440000, -7.360000
- Elevation: 39 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 05:24 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 22:24 in Tabou.
With a 7-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)
- [Tabou Airport (TXU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/txu-tabou-tabou-airport/1ef266de-b789-6194-8aee-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)