# Distance from Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Vicksburg (VKS)

> 14,880 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,880 km / 9,246 mi / 8,035 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 21° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 336° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Vietnam) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 11:48 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 23:48 in Vicksburg)
- **Elevation difference**: 74 ft (VKS 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

### [Vicksburg Municipal Airport (VKS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vks-vicksburg-vicksburg-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3ea9-623c-839c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Vicksburg, United States
- ICAO: KVKS
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 32.200000, -90.900000
- Elevation: 107 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 11:48 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 23:48 in Vicksburg.
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)
- [Vicksburg Municipal Airport (VKS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vks-vicksburg-vicksburg-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3ea9-623c-839c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)