- Great circle
- 716 km
- 445 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 1h 23m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 13.7°N
- at 0% along
- One lap of Earth
- 1.8%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 268th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Bangkok the path crosses Thailand, then Cambodia, then Vietnam.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 13.7°N, 0% of the way along.
Holding a single compass bearing the whole way would cover almost exactly the same ground, so on this route the flat map and the globe agree.
The heading barely moves: south-east out of Bangkok, south-east into Ho Chi Minh City. Over this distance the curve has too little room to bend the compass.
Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City, asked and answered
- How far is Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City?
- Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City (BKK to SGN) is 716 km, or 445 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City?
- About 1h 23m in the air. That is an estimate from the distance at a typical airliner block speed, plus half an hour for taxi, climb and descent; published schedules vary with winds and routing.
- What route does a Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City flight take?
- The great circle passes over Thailand, then Cambodia, then Vietnam. It reaches 13.7°N at its furthest from the equator.
Where these numbers come from
Distances are computed from the two airports’ own coordinates, not looked up from published routes. Times are estimates, not schedules.
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