# Distance from Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Sila Mission (SIL)

> 5,119 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,119 km / 3,181 mi / 2,764 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 114° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 295° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Vietnam) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 10:06 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 13:06 in Sila Mission)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,197 ft (SIL is higher than SGN)

## Airports

### [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

### [Sila Airport (SIL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sil-sila-mission-sila-airport/1ef266de-9c0f-6dbe-8f11-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sila Mission, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYSG
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -9.070000, 148.390000
- Elevation: 2,230 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 10:06 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 13:06 in Sila Mission.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [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)
- [Sila Airport (SIL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sil-sila-mission-sila-airport/1ef266de-9c0f-6dbe-8f11-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)