# Distance from Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Yakutat (YAK)

> 10,253 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,253 km / 6,371 mi / 5,536 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 28° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 296° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Vietnam) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 04:44 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 13:44 in Yakutat)
- **Elevation difference**: 7 ft (YAK 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

### [Yakutat Airport (YAK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yak-yakutat-yakutat-airport/1ef266df-88a8-66e4-b348-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yakutat, United States
- ICAO: PAYA
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 59.500000, -139.660000
- Elevation: 40 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 04:44 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 13:44 in Yakutat.
With a 15-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)
- [Yakutat Airport (YAK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yak-yakutat-yakutat-airport/1ef266df-88a8-66e4-b348-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)