# Distance from Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Fort Chipewyan (YPY)

> 11,565 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,565 km / 7,186 mi / 6,245 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 19° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Vietnam) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 03:54 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 14:54 in Fort Chipewyan)
- **Elevation difference**: 728 ft (YPY 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

### [Fort Chipewyan Airport (YPY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ypy-fort-chipewyan-fort-chipewyan-airport/1ef266de-b1dc-6782-8974-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fort Chipewyan, Canada
- ICAO: CYPY
- Timezone: America/Edmonton
- Coordinates: 58.770000, -111.120000
- Elevation: 761 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 03:54 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 14:54 in Fort Chipewyan.
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)
- [Fort Chipewyan Airport (YPY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ypy-fort-chipewyan-fort-chipewyan-airport/1ef266de-b1dc-6782-8974-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)