# Distance from Reao Airport (REA) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 13,205 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,205 km / 8,205 mi / 7,130 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 272° (west)
- **Return heading**: 105° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: +17h (When it's 12:32 in Reao Airport, it's 05:32 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 21 ft (SGN is higher than REA)

## Airports

### [Reao Airport (REA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/rea-reao-airport/1ef266df-7341-60c6-bde0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Reao Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGE
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -18.470000, -136.440000
- Elevation: 12 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 12:32 in Reao Airport, it's 05:32 in Ho Chi Minh City.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Reao Airport (REA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/rea-reao-airport/1ef266df-7341-60c6-bde0-06bb2780ed98)
- [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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