# Distance from Balimo (OPU) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 4,530 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,530 km / 2,815 mi / 2,446 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 297° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 116° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 01:33 in Balimo, it's 22:33 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 18 ft (SGN is lower than OPU)

## Airports

### [Balimo Airport (OPU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/opu-balimo-balimo-airport/1ef266de-9b06-6918-81d9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Balimo, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYBM
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -8.050000, 142.930000
- Elevation: 51 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 01:33 in Balimo, it's 22:33 in Ho Chi Minh City.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Balimo Airport (OPU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/opu-balimo-balimo-airport/1ef266de-9b06-6918-81d9-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)
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