# Distance from Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Wau (WUU)

> 8,617 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,617 km / 5,355 mi / 4,653 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 276° (west)
- **Return heading**: 81° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Vietnam) → South Sudan
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 17:57 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 12:57 in Wau)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,496 ft (WUU 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

### [Wau Airport (WUU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wuu-wau-wau-airport/1ef266de-ee57-6f22-b02c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wau, South Sudan
- ICAO: HSWW
- Timezone: Africa/Juba
- Coordinates: 7.730000, 27.980000
- Elevation: 1,529 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 17:57 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 12:57 in Wau.
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)
- [Wau Airport (WUU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wuu-wau-wau-airport/1ef266de-ee57-6f22-b02c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)