# Distance from Kasenga (KEC) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 8,940 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,940 km / 5,555 mi / 4,827 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 77° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 257° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 08:25 in Kasenga, it's 13:25 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,113 ft (SGN is lower than KEC)

## Airports

### [Kasenga Airport (KEC)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kec-kasenga-kasenga-airport/1ef266de-e4c4-64ce-908b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kasenga, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZQG
- Timezone: Africa/Lusaka
- Coordinates: -10.350000, 28.630000
- Elevation: 3,146 ft

### [Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN)](https://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

## 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 08:25 in Kasenga, it's 13:25 in Ho Chi Minh City.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kasenga Airport (KEC)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kec-kasenga-kasenga-airport/1ef266de-e4c4-64ce-908b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sgn-ho-chi-minh-city-tan-son-nhat-international-airport/1ef266df-f661-676c-851b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)