# Distance from Mokhotlong (MKH) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 9,418 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,418 km / 5,852 mi / 5,085 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 74° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 239° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Lesotho) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 16:01 in Mokhotlong, it's 21:01 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,167 ft (SGN is lower than MKH)

## Airports

### [Mokhotlong Airport (MKH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mkh-mokhotlong-mokhotlong-airport/1ef266de-e058-6cb4-9d85-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mokhotlong, Lesotho
- ICAO: FXMK
- Timezone: Africa/Maseru
- Coordinates: -29.280000, 29.070000
- Elevation: 7,200 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 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 16:01 in Mokhotlong, it's 21:01 in Ho Chi Minh City.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Mokhotlong Airport (MKH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mkh-mokhotlong-mokhotlong-airport/1ef266de-e058-6cb4-9d85-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)