# Distance from Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Wanganui (WAG)

> 9,003 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,003 km / 5,594 mi / 4,861 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 134° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 292° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Vietnam) → New Zealand
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 17:14 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 22:14 in Wanganui)
- **Elevation difference**: 6 ft (WAG 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

### [Wanganui Airport (WAG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wag-wanganui-wanganui-airport/1ef266df-7850-67a6-923b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wanganui, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZWU
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -39.960000, 175.020000
- Elevation: 27 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 17:14 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 22:14 in Wanganui.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Wanganui Airport (WAG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wag-wanganui-wanganui-airport/1ef266df-7850-67a6-923b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)