# Distance from Fort Bliss/El Paso/ (BIF) to Bucharest (OTP)

> 10,252 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,252 km / 6,370 mi / 5,536 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 32° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 321° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Romania
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 15:29 in Fort Bliss/El Paso/, it's 00:29 in Bucharest)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,633 ft (OTP is lower than BIF)

## Airports

### [Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss) Airport (BIF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bif-fort-blissel-paso-biggs-army-air-field-fort-bliss-airport/1ef266df-108d-69b6-a40c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fort Bliss/El Paso/, United States
- ICAO: KBIF
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 31.850000, -106.380000
- Elevation: 3,947 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 15:29 in Fort Bliss/El Paso/, it's 00:29 in Bucharest.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss) Airport (BIF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bif-fort-blissel-paso-biggs-army-air-field-fort-bliss-airport/1ef266df-108d-69b6-a40c-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)