# Distance from Birmingham (BHM) to Bucharest (OTP)

> 9,000 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,000 km / 5,593 mi / 4,860 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Romania
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 03:30 in Birmingham, it's 11:30 in Bucharest)
- **Elevation difference**: 336 ft (OTP is lower than BHM)

## Airports

### [Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bhm-birmingham-birmingham-shuttlesworth-international-airport/1ef266df-1080-6874-8a71-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Birmingham, United States
- ICAO: KBHM
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 33.560000, -86.750000
- Elevation: 650 ft

### [Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/otp-bucharest-henri-coanda-international-airport/1ef266df-5682-65f2-900a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bucharest, Romania
- ICAO: LROP
- Timezone: Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates: 44.570000, 26.100000
- Elevation: 314 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 03:30 in Birmingham, it's 11:30 in Bucharest.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bhm-birmingham-birmingham-shuttlesworth-international-airport/1ef266df-1080-6874-8a71-06bb2780ed98)
- [Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/otp-bucharest-henri-coanda-international-airport/1ef266df-5682-65f2-900a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)