# Distance from Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Uaxactun (UAX)

> 16,404 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,404 km / 10,193 mi / 8,858 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 30° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 329° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Vietnam) → Guatemala
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 20:28 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 07:28 in Uaxactun)
- **Elevation difference**: 540 ft (UAX 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

### [Uaxactun Airport (UAX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uax-uaxactun-uaxactun-airport/1ef266df-5d00-6d5c-88ce-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Uaxactun, Guatemala
- ICAO: MGUX
- Timezone: America/Guatemala
- Coordinates: 17.390000, -89.630000
- Elevation: 573 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 20:28 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 07:28 in Uaxactun.
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)
- [Uaxactun Airport (UAX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uax-uaxactun-uaxactun-airport/1ef266df-5d00-6d5c-88ce-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)