# Distance from Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Fort Leonard Wood (TBN)

> 14,272 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,272 km / 8,868 mi / 7,706 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 19° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 336° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Vietnam) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 11:02 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 23:02 in Fort Leonard Wood)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,127 ft (TBN 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

### [Waynesville-St Robert Regional Forney Field (TBN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tbn-fort-leonard-wood-waynesville-st-robert-regional-forney-field/1ef266df-3b3a-6f60-b19a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fort Leonard Wood, United States
- ICAO: KTBN
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 37.740000, -92.140000
- Elevation: 1,160 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 11:02 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 23:02 in Fort Leonard Wood.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant 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)
- [Waynesville-St Robert Regional Forney Field (TBN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tbn-fort-leonard-wood-waynesville-st-robert-regional-forney-field/1ef266df-3b3a-6f60-b19a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)