# Distance from Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Port Townsend (TWD)

> 11,863 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,863 km / 7,371 mi / 6,406 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 32° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Vietnam) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 03:37 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 13:37 in Port Townsend)
- **Elevation difference**: 77 ft (TWD 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

### [Jefferson County International Airport (TWD)](https://flightduration.online/airport/twd-port-townsend-jefferson-county-international-airport/1ef266de-f704-6788-8b1a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Port Townsend, United States
- ICAO: K0S9
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 48.050000, -122.810000
- Elevation: 110 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 03:37 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 13:37 in Port Townsend.
With a 14-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)
- [Jefferson County International Airport (TWD)](https://flightduration.online/airport/twd-port-townsend-jefferson-county-international-airport/1ef266de-f704-6788-8b1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)