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Direct flights from Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Los Angeles (LAX): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The nonstop covers 13,130 km, an estimated 17 hours 20 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Ho Chi Minh City and Los Angeles. Updated 2 October 2026 at 17:33 UTC.
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Ho Chi Minh City
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LAX
Los Angeles
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13,130 km · ~17h 20m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
75 / 100
route health from live SGN and LAX delay boards
Flight time~17h 20mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysAirports right now
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How the Ho Chi Minh City to Los Angeles route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SGN to LAX flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
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SGN to LAX questions
Is SGN–LAX running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 75/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from SGN to LAX?
Great-circle distance is 13,130 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 957–1155 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does SGN–LAX fly?
United Airlines runs the route with about 1 flight a week (fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at SGN and arrival-side delay at LAX, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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